Description
Denomination: Silver unit
Period: Iron age/Celtic
Date: 1st century
Origin: East Anglian region. Iceni tribe
Condition: AVF, slightly off centre, but good for type
Obverse: Male head, right, oval eye, moustachioed, short dashes for hair
Reverse: Horse right, cabled mane, lozenge below with concave sides within a half circle, part tricorne above
Size and Weight: 14.6mm, 0.76g
References: Spink 434, Rudd ABC1567
Features and Provenance: The Iceni inhabited the Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire areas, East Anglia as it is today. Their most famous leader was Boudica, but this coin was issued some while before she was queen. It was once considered to be an image of Prasutagus, Boudica’s husband, but again this is unlikely. It is now considered that the imagery on the coin was inspired by a Roman republican denarius of L. Roscius Fabatus, but again this is conjecture. Another theory, is that the male image is that of Cunobelinus, the king of the Catuvellauni, but whether tribal interaction went as far as their coins it is hard to say.
Condition Summary. This varies with the age of coin and there are grades between
Uncirculated (U). As struck with no traces of wear
Extremely Fine (EF). Very slight traces of wear. all parts of legend etc present. visible and clear
Very Fine (VF). Some signs of wear on the higher parts of the relief. all parts of legend etc present. but maybe worn
Fine (F). Wear on the coin and parts of legend etc may be missing or not visible
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