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Silver Unit Spiky Spiral / Spiral
| Issuer | Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 40 BC - 35 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Stylised Celtic linear head facing right, rendered in the abstract La Tène artistic tradition. The eye is depicted as an oval form, the ear as a curved scroll, and the nose as a straight linear element descending into a single curved line representing the neck. The hair is rendered as spiky corded strands radiating from the crown. A crescent motif is positioned in the field before the mouth. |
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| Reverse description | Stylised Celtic horse advancing right, characteristic of Iceni coinage, with spiky mane and spiky tail rendered in the abstract La Tène manner. The horse displays elongated ears and is accompanied by a prominent spiky spiral device in the upper field. Seagull motifs flank the horse on either side, antler-like ornaments appear above, and pellets are scattered throughout the surrounding field. |
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The Iceni occupied what is now Norfolk and Suffolk, and remained largely autonomous under Roman-friendly client arrangements until Prasutagus died around 60 AD — but this coinage predates that crisis by nearly a century. These fractional silver units circulated in a pre-Roman tribal economy where coinage functioned as much for gift exchange and elite display as for everyday transaction. The "Spiky Spiral" type is among several closely related Iceni silver abstractions catalogued by Talbot, distinguished by die-cutting idiosyncrasies rather than issuing authority marks.