Iceni Celtic Coins For Sale
The Iceni were centered in Norfolk, but also occupied parts of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire after the revolt under Boudicca. Their capital was Venta Icenorvm, a small walled town, disadvantaged by not being sited on a river, and located in Caister St. Edmund, Norfolk. The Iceni operated a monarchic society, and their territory was separated from the Coritani tribal lands in the west by uninhabited fenland. Coin legends were introduced around the beginning of the millennia. The continuation of the coinage after the invasion by Rome is attested by the coins of King Prasutagus.
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| | Iceni 'Freckenham Flower Type' AV Stater 013077 | Rare Iceni 'Freckenham Flower Type' AV Stater Gold, 5.61 grams; 20.21 mm. 45-40 BC. Icenian B. Obverse: flower superimposed on cross of pellets, stylized three-petal flower with central pellet, surrounded by circle, curved lines in angles of pellet-cross. Reverse: Celticized horse right, seven or eight spoked wheel below, large outline crescent decorated with zig-zag line and pellets, three pellets in triangular pattern below outline crescent. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 09.3022. VA. 626-1; S. 428. [Van Arsdell classified this coin as rare, with many in museums]. Very fine and better. Found Norfolk. | £795.00  |  |
| | Iceni 'Boar/Horse' AR Unit 012376 | Excessively Rare Iceni 'Boar/Horse' AR Unit Silver, 0.97 grams; 13.73 mm. Mid - Late 1st century BC. Icenian C. Obverse: boar right, ring of pellets above, three pellets below, upper portion of boar's front leg comprised of two lines, ring on shoulder. Reverse: Celticized horse right, ring of pellets and three pellets above, standing on exergual line, tail made up of a single strand with shorter lines coming off at an angle. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 09.3007. VA. 655-1 variant. Very fine/good very fine. Found Norfolk.
Dr John Sills of the Celtic Coin Index at Oxford University writes: “the best struck specimens of this type nearly all have a pellet in annulet on the boar, as here, but on weakly struck and worn coins it's often not visible or appears to be just a pellet.” | £175.00 |  |
| | Iceni 'Celtic Head Face/Horse' Silver Unit 012703 | Very Rare Iceni 'Celtic Head Face/Horse' Silver Unit Silver, 1.07 grams; 14.88 mm. Circa 20-15 BC. Icenian Type E. Obverse: Celticized head right, head about the same size as the flan, eye comprised of rectangular box with line in centre, no ear, 'coffee bean' for mouth, hair comprised of herring-bone pattern of lines. Reverse: Celticized horse right, ring-and-pellet motifs above, below and in front of horse. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: 08.9717. VA 665-7. Classified by Van Arsdell as extremely rare. Good fine/very fine. Found Norfolk. | £225.00 |  |
| | Iceni 'EDN Type' AR Unit 012717 | Iceni 'EDN Type' AR Unit Silver, 1.09 grams, 12.23 mm. Early first century AD. Obverse: two opposed crescents. Reverse: headless horse right with six pellets on the shoulder and EDN below. S. 444; VA 734-1; M. 423; BMC 4219-4281. An interesting coin with the horse clearly lacking a head and the pellets on the shoulder. Near very fine with slight porosity on the surfaces and a chip to the edge. | £60.00 |  |
| | Iceni 'Symbol Type' AR Unit 012720 | Iceni 'Symbol Type' AR Unit Silver, 0.57 grams, 12.13 mm. Early first century AD. Obverse: two opposed crescents. Reverse: horse right with pellets below. S. 436; VA 752; M. 429; BMC 4297-4325. Good fine. | £55.00 |  |
| | Iceni 'Boar & Horse' Silver Unit 013148 | Iceni 'Boar & Horse' Silver Unit Silver plated, 0.67 grams, 12.57 mm. Icenian C. Circa 35-25 BC. Obverse: boar right with pellets below, upper portion of boar's right leg comprised of two lines, no pellet on boar's shoulder, boar stands on exergual line. Reverse: celticized horse right, three pellets above, tail made up of a single line with shorter lines coming off at an angle. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 09.3045. VA. 657-1, S. 431; BMC 3440-3512. Very fine for issue. Found Norfolk. | £70.00 |  |
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| Celtic Coin Book References: S = Coins of England and the United Kingdom M = R P Mack, The Coinage of Ancient Britain VA = R D Van Arsdell, Celtic Coinage in Britain BMC = D Allen & R Hobbs, British Museum Catalogues GEB = J Sills, Gaulish and Early British Gold Coinage LT = S Gouet, M Prieur & L Schmitt, La Tour CCI = Celtic Coin Index at Oxford University WW = Wildwinds.com (reference & attribution site)
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