Stater, Iceni tribe, Ancient Britain, 40 BC-40 AD
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
40 BC - 40 AD
Gold coin; Denomination: Stater Issued by the Iceni Tribe Type: British Nb The Iceni tribe inhabited the area that is today Norfolk and its surrounds in England. They are known historically only after the Roman conquest but especially for the revolt of Boudicca (see NU 16784). This coin is one of at least 90 found in a pot at Freckenham in Suffolk in 1885.
Obverse: A voided cross formed by curved lines; at the centre within a line circle, three crescents around a ring ornament forming a flower-like image. Reverse: A horse with simple line formed head; above, a curved ornament decorated with a zig-zag pattern. Edge: plain.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 18 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.54 g (Weight)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Ancient Britain
- Series recorded
- Celtic
- Denomination recorded
- Stater
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-53429
- Museum object name
- Coin - Stater, Iceni, Ancient Britain, 40 BC - AD 40
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- NU 25
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.