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Silver Unit Ditchingham Star
| Issuer | Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 50 BC - 15 BC |
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| Value | Silver Unit |
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| Obverse description | Stylised Celtic head facing left, rendered in the characteristically abstract La Tène artistic tradition. The effigy displays a prominent, jutting chin, sharply pointed nose, and a large, boldly rendered ear. Multiple hanks of corded or rope-like hair flow behind the head, executed as a series of parallel striated lines. The design occupies the full flan in a manner typical of Icenic silver unit coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse advances to the right, rendered in the schematic Celtic tradition characteristic of Icenic coinage. Immediately above the horse, a prominent five-pointed star with a central pellet within a ring serves as the type's defining symbol and eponymous device. Above the star, a pellet boss flanked by two radiating arms is visible in the upper field. Below the horse, two pellets enclosed within a ring occupy the lower field. The composition is typical of the late Icenic silver unit series. |
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| Mintage | ND (50 BC - 15 BC) |
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