Celtic Iron Age, Iceni tribe, Antedios (ANTD D-Bar Type) 1st Century

Description

Denomination: Silver unit 

Period: Celtic/Iron age

Date: 1st century

Origin: Iceni tribe mint. East Anglia

Condition: VF

Obverse: Double crescent emblem on a vertical wreath

Reverse: Horse right. oval head with pellet for eye. reversed s below head. corn-ear mane. pelleted sun above. pellet triad under horse and further line of pellets by leg. ANTD below (partially visible)

Size and Weight: 13mm. 1.2g

References:  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. They were great horse traders. hence the horse emblem. The king Antedios was one of the first to stamp his name on a coin and his name is meant to mean ‘very fiery.’ He may have ruled concurrently with two other Icenian kings. ECEN being one. The emblems on the obverse become an Iceni standard and is considered to represent a double moon motif. 

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