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Silver Unit 'Icenian C'
| Issuer | Iceni tribe |
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| Year | 35 BC - 15 BC |
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| Value | 1/4 Silver Stater (1⁄40) |
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| Obverse description | Stylized Celtic boar facing right, rendered in the abstract La Tène artistic tradition with bold, fluid lines. A prominent pellet decorates the shoulder of the animal, serving as a characteristic design element of this Icenian series. The boar's body is rendered with exaggerated, decorative musculature typical of Celtic coinage, with vestigial features of the original Macedonian prototype now fully absorbed into native artistic convention. The surrounding field is plain and irregular, consistent with the flan preparation techniques of British Iron Age coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Stylized Celtic horse advancing left, depicted in the characteristic abstract manner of Icenian silver coinage, with disjointed limbs and exaggerated decorative pellet ornaments scattered across the field. A spoked wheel device is positioned above the horse, a motif with solar or votive symbolism common in British Celtic numismatic iconography. A distinctive cotter-pin or anchor-shaped device appears below the horse, serving as a key diagnostic feature for the attribution of this type within the Icenian C series. Pellets and curved ornamental elements fill the field, reflecting the highly stylized and symbolic artistic language of Iron Age British coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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