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Britannia, Iceni. 'Norfolk God' AR Unit. Moustache type. 20 BC-AD 10. Male head to right, moustachioed, with oval eye, short dashes for hair with longer crescents behind, each with pellet at end; [corn ear] behind, two trefoils in front / Horse rearing to right, with cabled mane; below, lozenge with concave sides, pellet at each corner; above, pelta, tricorne within. SCBC 434; Van Arsdell 794-1. 1.23g, 13mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine; attractive cabinet tone.
From a private Swiss collection;
Ex Agora Auctions, Numismatic Auction 46, 8 December 2015, lot 2.
Van Arsdell's assignment of this coinage to the period of Boudicca's revolt has been disputed and has not been retained in Hobbs' catalogue of the Celtic holdings in the British Museum. Whilst 'Norfolk God' type silver units, such as this one, may be among the last coins produced by the Iceni, Amanda Chadnurn dates the type circa 20 BC - AD 10.
Good Very Fine; attractive cabinet tone.
From a private Swiss collection;
Ex Agora Auctions, Numismatic Auction 46, 8 December 2015, lot 2.
Van Arsdell's assignment of this coinage to the period of Boudicca's revolt has been disputed and has not been retained in Hobbs' catalogue of the Celtic holdings in the British Museum. Whilst 'Norfolk God' type silver units, such as this one, may be among the last coins produced by the Iceni, Amanda Chadnurn dates the type circa 20 BC - AD 10.