The Iceni occupied what is now Norfolk and Suffolk, and their silver coinage emerged relatively late among British tribes — likely prompted by contact with Gaulish trading networks rather than any direct Roman influence. This particular type, associated with the Waveney and Bury diadem series, belongs to a phase of Icenian production that numismatists believe preceded the Roman conquest by only a generation or two, meaning examples may have still been in circulation when Boudicca led her revolt in 60–61 AD.
Van Arsdell's die studies suggest limited production runs for this variant.
The Iceni occupied what is now Norfolk and Suffolk, and their silver coinage emerged relatively late among British tribes — likely prompted by contact with Gaulish trading networks rather than any direct Roman influence. This particular type, associated with the Waveney and Bury diadem series, belongs to a phase of Icenian production that numismatists believe preceded the Roman conquest by only a generation or two, meaning examples may have still been in circulation when Boudicca led her revolt in 60–61 AD.
Van Arsdell's die studies suggest limited production runs for this variant.