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Stater Crescent type
| Issuer | Iceni tribe |
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| Year | 20 BC - 10 AD |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Obverse description | Stylised Celtic floral motif rendered as a tightly coiled rosette or spiral flower occupying a central annular ring, itself set within a tripartite pelleted framework of curved spokes radiating outward to the coin's edge, characteristic of the abstract La Tène artistic tradition. The three curvilinear lobes formed by the spokes divide the field symmetrically, with pellets or small annulets punctuating the junctions. The overall composition is a highly abstracted derivation of the classical wreathed head found on earlier Macedonian-inspired staters, reduced here to pure geometric ornament. No legend or inscription is present, consistent with pre-Roman British Celtic coinage of the Iceni. The flan is irregular in outline, as typical of hand-struck Iron Age issues. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse prancing to the right, rendered in the characteristic abstracted Celtic manner with disjointed limbs and exaggerated musculature. Above the horse appear a cluster of triple pellets and a crown-like or crescent motif, while below the body a prominent six-spoked wheel occupies the lower field, a common Icenian emblematic device. Additional pellets and linear ornaments fill the surrounding field in typical La Tène decorative fashion. No inscription or legend is present. The reverse design is struck on an irregular flan consistent with hand-hammered Iron Age production. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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