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Silver Unit Odin's Eye Ring Type
| Issuer | Iceni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 15 BC - 5 AD |
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| Currency | Stater |
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| Obverse description | Stylised male head facing right in the late Celtic tradition, rendered with bold abstraction. The hair is depicted in a distinctive herringbone pattern, while a prominent, large oval eye dominates the facial field, giving this type its characteristic 'Odin's Eye' designation. The mouth is represented by a coffee-bean pellet form, and a second eye motif appears positioned in front of the mouth in the field. No ear is depicted, consistent with the abstract Celtic artistic convention employed throughout this series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Iceni occupied what is now Norfolk and northwestern Suffolk, operating as a nominally autonomous client kingdom under early Roman influence following Caesar's expeditions. Their silver coinage emerged relatively late compared to southern British tribes, and the ring-type variants like this issue likely reflect internal dynastic or factional distinctions rather than straightforward sequential development — the precise attribution of these sub-types to specific rulers remains contested, with no firm die-linked evidence connecting them to named Iceni kings before Antedios or Prasutagus.