Silver Unit Flower Face / Bury F
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Features
| Issuer |
Iceni tribe
(Celtic Britain)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 45 BC - 40 BC |
| Value | Silver Unit |
| Currency | Stater |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.9 g |
| Diameter | 13 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 460708 |
| References | ABC# 1513 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. Robert D. Van Arsdell; 1989. Celtic Coinage of Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.Elizabeth Cottam, Chris Rudd; 2022. Coins of the Iceni. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
Series: Early Local Period II
Obverse
Head left, prominent chin with stylised beard, heart-shaped ear, corded hair, diadem above. Flower on stem jutting from mouth.
Reverse
Horse left, double upper front legs, dashes for mane. S-shape with pellets in curls projecting from mouth. Wheel above. Scroll before.
Comments
Van Arsdell 'Bury Type F'. Van Arsdell Classification: Icenian A, Icenian Earliest Uninscribed Silver Coins, Bury Type. Van Arsdell originally listed the type as VA 81-01 (Imported Gold and Silver Coinage, Gallo-belgic XD) but now believes it to be of the Iceni (VA 645-05).
Chris Rudd (ABC) ‘Flower Face'.
Talbot Bury D. Bury D, E, F, G, Large Flan B (I, II, III) and D and Spiral were issued contemporaneously in small quantities in a period of local production. Bury D (from Snettisham) and F were early, the diamond suggesting a relationship with Large Flan A. Bury G (from Bury St Edmunds) was also likely early, as was Spiral. Bury E has two different styles of die. Large Flan B (from around Fincham) has hollow stars like later Large Flan A and stylistic links to Large Flan C and are possibly contemporaneous. Large Flan D (from the Fens) has the open horse's head of the earlier period but is derived from Large Flan A and is later.
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 9 - Flower Face (2 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).
The illustrated coin is in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (45 BC - 40 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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