Silver Unit Odin's Eye Ring / Odin's Eye 1
Features
| Issuer |
Iceni tribe
(Celtic Britain)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 35 BC - 25 BC |
| Value | Silver Unit |
| Currency | Stater |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.15 g |
| Diameter | 13 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 460714 |
| References | ABC# 1531 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. Robert D. Van Arsdell; 1989. Celtic Coinage of Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes).Richard Hobbs; 1996. British Iron Age coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Mack# 413eRichard Paston Mack; 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Talbot MfT# Snettisham John Talbot; 2017. Made for Trade: A New View of Icenian Coinage. Oxbow, Oxford, United Kingdom.Elizabeth Cottam, Chris Rudd; 2022. Coins of the Iceni. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
Series: Denominational Period I
Obverse
Large male head right, herringbone hair, large oval eye, no ear, 'coffee bean' for mouth. Another eye in front of mouth.
Reverse
Horse right, large open head with flame from mouth, mane plain or beaded, bifurcated upper left front leg. Either wheel or ringed pellet (flanked by pellet triad) above. Ringed pellet or beaded ringed pellet below.
Comments
Allen Type: British IIIa.
Van Arsdell Classification: Icenian P, Icenian Early Uninscribed Gold and Silver Coins, Snettisham Type. Van Arsdell lists two variants of ‘Snettisham Type’:
VA 665 - 07: Ring-and-pellet motifs above, below and in front of horse, pellet below horse's tail. This is COI 35b.
VA 665 - 09: Three pellets above horse's head. Ring, possibly with several pellets inside, below horse. This is COI 35c.
Chris Rudd (ABC) 'Odin's Eye Ring'.
Talbot Snettisham. The denominational period started with higher purity gold (after the debasement of the Wolf B) and is stylistically linked to early local period silver, with Snettisham similar to Large Flan A. It also has similar elements to the Catuvellaunian Whaddon Chase. Struck at Mint A, which was responsible for most gold and used the most dies, characterised by a horse with an open head. The Snettisham stater is associated with the Early Snettisham quarter, the Odin's Eye 1 unit and the Barley half unit.
Talbot Chronology: Gallo-Belgic E/Ingoldisthorpe - Early Local Period I (55BC-35BC) - Early Local Period II (35BC-15BC) - Denominational Period I (15BC-5: Snettisham - Plouviez - Irstead - Early Boar Horse) - Denominational Period II (5-25: Boar Horse B - Boar Horse C) - Denominational Period III (25-45).
Cottam and Rudd list three types:
COI 35a (ABC 1531) - Odin's Eye 1, Beaded Ringed Pellet (13 known): Ringed pellet in ring of pellets below horse.
COI 35b (VA 665-07) - Odin's Eye 1, Prime (59 known): Ringed pellet below horse with pellet mane.
COI 35b var. (Talbot Snettisham, Subtype 1, Group 2) - Odin's Eye 1, Linear Mane (23 known): Ringed pellet below horse with linear mane (see Chris Rudd List 194, 8 April 2024, lot 15).
COI 35c (VA 655-09) - Odin's Eye 1, Wheel (1 known): Large wheel above horse.
Cottam and Rudd Chronology: Gallic War Unity (55-50BC) - Post-War Austerity (50-35BC) - Peaceful Prosperity (35BC-20) - Client-State Conformity (20-47) - Claudian Regality (43-47).
See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (35 BC - 25 BC) | 
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COI# 35a Elizabeth Cottam, Chris Rudd; 2022. Coins of the Iceni. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
Ringed pellet in ring of pellets below horse | ||||||||||||
| ND (35 BC - 25 BC) | COI# 35b Elizabeth Cottam, Chris Rudd; 2022. Coins of the Iceni. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
Ringed pellet below horse with pellet mane | |||||||||||||
| ND (35 BC - 25 BC) |
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COI# 35b var. Elizabeth Cottam, Chris Rudd; 2022. Coins of the Iceni. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
Ringed pellet below horse with linear mane | ||||||||||||
| ND (35 BC - 25 BC) | COI# 35c Elizabeth Cottam, Chris Rudd; 2022. Coins of the Iceni. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
Large wheel above horse | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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Examples of the type
© British Museum, 1988,0403.43
ND (35 BC - 25 BC) – COI# 35b var. – Ringed pellet below horse with linear mane • Snettisham, Norfolk • 15.5 mm • 1.17 g (see more)
ND (35 BC - 25 BC) – COI# 35b var. – Ringed pellet below horse with linear mane • Snettisham, Norfolk • 15.5 mm • 1.17 g (see more)
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Noonans Auction 322 Lot 21 
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8 Apr 2025 | ND (35 BC - 25 BC) – COI# 35a – Ringed pellet in ring of pellets below horse | VF |
USD 456.37
(GBP 340.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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