Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Silver Unit Ape Face
| Issuer | Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
|---|---|
| Year | 50 BC - 15 BC |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Stater |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Stylised bearded head facing left with a pronounced slim neck and a large oval eye rendered in the Celtic abstract tradition. The hair is depicted as corn ears, reflecting an agrarian symbolism characteristic of Iceni coinage. A line of pellets originates behind the face and curves upward to encompass a raised boss positioned behind the head. Multiple decorative rings are distributed across the field, contributing to the overall ornamental composition. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A horse passant left rendered in the characteristic abstracted Celtic style, with distinctive double upper forelegs extended forward in a dynamic, elongated pose. The tail is depicted as a large leaf motif, a feature diagnostic of this Iceni type. Below the horse, a pellet-in-ring device occupies the lower field, while above appears either a pellet set within two concentric rings of pellets or a wheel with multiple spokes. Additional ring-and-pellet ornamental devices are scattered throughout the field, consistent with Iceni decorative conventions. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |