Gold ¼ Stater Snettisham Corn Ears / Early Snettisham

Features

Issuer	Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	40 BC - 35 BC
Value	¼ Stater
Currency	Stater
Composition	Gold
Weight	1 g
Diameter	9 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 460688
References	ABC# 1465 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. , BMC Iron# 3435 Richard Hobbs; 1996. British Iron Age coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Talbot MfT# Early Snettisham John Talbot; 2017. Made for Trade: A New View of Icenian Coinage. Oxbow, Oxford, United Kingdom. , COI# 22 Elizabeth Cottam, Chris Rudd; 2022. Coins of the Iceni. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom.

Series: Denominational Period I

Obverse

Two sections of wreath either side of central ringed pellet (inside end of leaves pointing to ring) inside solid lines, ringed pellet at each end. Long arcs, sometimes pelleted, to each side with rings inside. Ringed pellet between arcs.

Reverse

Horse right, solid head, single front and rear legs below knee, collar and belt, pellet mane, corded tail. Beaded ringed pellet above, below and in front.

Comments

Talbot Early Snettisham. The denominational period started with higher purity gold (after the debasement of the Wolf B) and is stylistically linked to early local period silver, with Snettisham similar to Large Flan A. It also has similar elements to the Catuvellaunian Whaddon Chase, with the quarter very similar to Raunds Wing (ABC 2466) and Finney's Thunderbolt (ABC 2255). Struck at Mint A, which was responsible for most gold and used the most dies, characterised by a horse with an open head. The Snettisham stater is associated with the Early Snettisham quarter, the Odin's Eye 1 unit and the Barley half unit.

Talbot Chronology: Gallo-Belgic E/Ingoldisthorpe - Early Local Period I (55BC-35BC) - Early Local Period II (35BC-15BC) - Denominational Period I (15BC-5: Snettisham - Plouviez - Irstead - Early Boar Horse) - Denominational Period II (5-25: Boar Horse B - Boar Horse C) - Denominational Period III (25-45).

Cottam and Rudd list one type:
COI 22 (ABC 1465) - Snettisham Corn Ears (8 known).

Cottam and Rudd Chronology: Gallic War Unity (55-50BC) - Post-War Austerity (50-35BC) - Peaceful Prosperity (35BC-20) - Client-State Conformity (20-47) - Claudian Regality (43-47).

British Museum metallurgical analysis: Au 40%, Ag 38%, Cu 19%.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (40 BC - 35 BC)

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