Iceni Cani Duro AD 10 – 20 Silver Unit *Rare*

Iceni Cani Duro AD 10 – 20 Silver Unit *Rare*

Cani Duro

Stylised boar with single front leg, long bristles topped with pellets, spear in ear, ring and A below  / Horse with solid head and pellet mane right, reversed S below head, CANI above and DVRO below

Rare

ABC1630, S439, 12mm, 1.24g

Comes with previous collectors labels

 

Cani Duro may contain an early form of the tribal name and to be interpreted as ‘the enduring Iceni’. It may also be interpreted as a place name meaning ‘reed fort’ or a fort of the Iceni. It is more probable that it was a personal name such as Canicos, ‘handsome’ and Duronos, ‘gate man’. We should probably regard Cani and Duro as a couple of co rulers who reigned briefly around the time of Antedios.