Silver Unit - Aesu
Features
| Issuer |
Iceni tribe
(Celtic Britain)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 20-25 |
| Value | Silver Unit |
| Currency | Stater |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.25 g |
| Diameter | 13 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 460835 |
| References | ABC# 1702 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# 432Richard Paston Mack; 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Talbot MfT# Aesv 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 III
Obverse
Two linear crescents back-to-back between two parallel lines on vertical wreath. Two pellets between crescents. Rows of pellets extend perpendicularly from the two lines.
Reverse
Horse right, bifurcated upper front legs, solid Y-shaped linear head, single dashes for mane, six pellets on shoulder. Pellet in ring of pellets (daisy) above. Inscription below.
Script: Latin
Lettering: AESV
Unabridged legend: Aesu.
Comments
Evans: XV.8 (1864, p. 386, pl. XV).
Allen Type: British IXb.
Van Arsdell Classification: Icenian N, Coins Inscribed AESV.
Talbot Aesv. Struck at Mint C, which was a small mint in the east of the region. The mint's output is characterised by the horse's Y-shaped head crossed by an elongated pellet, and later two lines of three pellets on its chest. Saenv, Aesv and Ece B are die-linked with Saenv coming first and Ece B ending last. The Ece stater may also belong to this issue. The body of the horse may have been made with a punch, making it very similar across issues.
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 one type:
COI 82 (ABC 1702) - Aesu (69 known).
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).
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Noonans Auction 335 Lot 1038 
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9 Sep 2025 | VF |
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Noonans Auction 276 Lot 1039
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18 Jul 2023 | VF |
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