Description
Celtic Britannia, the Iceni Tribe, Early Uninscribed Coinage, Silver ‘Norfolk Boar Phallic’ Unit (1.0g, 13mm), circa 35-25 BC, Icenian ‘C’ type. Obverse: Celticized boar advancing to the right, pellet/eye absent on boar’s shoulder, floral arrangement of pellets above, single pellet below, pellets between boar’s hairs. Reverse: Celticized horse prancing to the right, eye comprising of single large pellet, four-spoked wheel and three pellets above, phallic shape and several pellets below. ABC-1582; Van Arsdell-659-1. Minor porosity, otherwise very well centred on the reverse and the obverse well struck and biasing the boar’s back end – the wild nature of the Norfolk boar type quite aptly demonstrated on this fine piece, details good Very Fine, somewhat scarce.