Gisleham Glory/Saham Toney
Notes | Historically sold as "Gisleham Glory - ABC 1492", it is now split into two sub-types. ABC 1492 is the "J-Type", and the "Decorative Type" doesn't have an ABC entry. Both types are considered here for ease. The Gisleham Glory has also been named as the "Saham Toney" type by Dr. John Talbot in “Made for Trade: A New View of Icenian Coinage” which is the definitive work on Iceni coinage. At the time of writing (10-DEC-2019) there are 14 known coins, with 6 being of the Decorative Type (one is a fouree in bad condition so I haven't included it). The date range for this coin has typically been quoted as 40-20BC, but recently that has changed to 15BC-5AD, presumable based on Dr. John Talbot's work |
Tribe | Iceni |
Denomination | Quarter Stater |
Metal | Gold |
Obverse Legend | No Legend |
Obverse Description | Four-spoked wheel in centre with four arms extending outwards in a cross shape. Each arm starts at the midpoint of the spokes in the wheel, and ends with a ringed-pellet. Between the arms are teardrop motifs with crossbars at the top. Single pellets lie bewteen the teardrops and the arms, except for one where there are two pellets. The combination of ornaments form 16 hidden faces. |
Reverse Legend | No Legend |
Reverse Description | There are two sub-types of this coin: Decorative: Globular horse right with a mane formed of short dashes. There's a single pellet under the tail, two large crescents above with a smaller crescent at right angles. Below the horse is a ringed-pellet and torc-like ornaments. Each foot is formed by a pellet. J-Type: Globular horse right with a mane formed of elongated pellets. There's a single pellet under the tail, a single dotted crescents above with with a pellet triad inside. Below the horse is a ringed-pellet and a branch like exergue. In front of the horse, below its nose, is a large J shaped object in a similar style to the exergue. |
Area | Britain |
Region | East Anglia |
Weight | 0.94g to 1.1g |
Date | 40 BC to 5 AD |
References |
Catalogue
| Photo | Notes | Dies (Obverse, Reverse) |
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Permission to use the photograph was denied, but you can see it if you click here 1.03g, Decorative Type
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 | Photo Copyright Adrian Marsden (CC BY 2.0) Photo kindly provided by Dr. John Talbot, author of “Made for Trade: A New View of Icenian Coinage” | 1, 1 |
Permission to use the photograph was denied, but you can see it if you click here. 1.0g, Decorative Type
| 1, 1 | |
Permission to use the photograph was denied, but you can see it if you click here 0.99g, Decorative Type
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 | Photo Copyright Dr. John Talbot 1g. Decorative Type Photo kindly provided by Dr. John Talbot, author of “Made for Trade: A New View of Icenian Coinage”
| 1, 1 |
 | The copyright owner wishes to remain anonymous Unknown weight. Decorative Type
| 1, 1 |
 | Photo Copyright Oxford University & The Portable Antiquities Scheme (CC BY-SA 4.0) Unknown Weight. Decorative Type
| 1, 1 |
 | Photo Copyright Dr. John Talbot Unknown Weight. J Type Photo kindly provided by Dr. John Talbot, author of “Made for Trade: A New View of Icenian Coinage”. This is the plate coin in “Ancient British Coins” by Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, and John Sills | 1, 2 |
 | Photo Copyright Mike Vosper Coins 1.1g, J Type
| 1, 3 |
 | Photo Copyright Oxford University & The Portable Antiquities Scheme (CC BY-SA 4.0) Unknown Weight, J Type Photo kindly provided by Dr. John Talbot, author of “Made for Trade: A New View of Icenian Coinage”.
| 1, 3 |
Permission to use the photograph was denied, but you can see it if you click here. 0.94g, J Type
| 1, 3 | |
 | Photo Copyright Oxford University & The Portable Antiquities Scheme (CC BY-SA 4.0) 1.04g, Decorative Type Type
| 1, 4 |
 | Photo Copyright Mike Vosper Coins 1.0g, Decorative Type Photo kindly provided by Dr. John Talbot, author of “Made for Trade: A New View of Icenian Coinage”
| 1, 4 |
| Photo Copyright Classical Numismatic Group, LLC 0.98g, Decorative Type
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