Details
LOT 2966
Celtic Britannia. Iceni AR Unit. Circa AD 20-43. Norfolk God Moustache type.
Male head to right, with short spiky hair and boarskin headdress / Horse to right, with cabled mane, cabled pelta above, kite shape below. ABC 1567; Van Arsdell 792, 794; BMC 3605-759; SCBC 434. Very Fine.(0.74gr, 13mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Found Norfolk, UK.
Footnotes
This specimen clearly displays the moustache and the characteristic crest of boar-like bristles, which seem to indicate that the deity is wearing a boarskin headdress.
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