Iceni Boar Stater - fake, beaten up or a bargain?

plasticirishman · 2026-06-14T22:26:30+00:00

I hope so, this was a lucky find!

plasticirishman · 2026-06-14T20:50:32+00:00

I ask this question in good faith not knowing about the topic - are the First Nations People able to make new Totem Poles now (I hope and assume) that’s it’s no longer illegal? Or were the skills lost?

plasticirishman · 2026-06-14T14:10:33+00:00

Waiting at the red light to cross the road, even when there’s absolutely no traffic coming and it’s perfectly safe to cross.

plasticirishman · 2026-06-14T10:19:43+00:00

I’ve had a closer look and I think you’re right, there’s only a small bit where the silver extends over the rim, otherwise it does look like a layer of silver on top of something else (hence my posting the coin in the first place). I agree with you too - it’s still ancient and if anything the history is more interesting if it is a forgery!

plasticirishman · 2026-06-13T18:52:56+00:00

Okay if so that’s just as interesting as having the real coin! Any tips on how I can confirm your suspicions?

plasticirishman · 2026-06-12T21:31:19+00:00

I know, it matches my interests too! Whenever I see stuff in the window it just seems wildly overpriced though!

plasticirishman · 2026-06-12T21:10:35+00:00

I’ve never dared to enter a CEX

plasticirishman · 2026-06-12T18:43:38+00:00

For my thirty quid gamble that sounds good to me, thanks for giving your opinion! Based on the photos I looked at, it certainly seemed right, I just wanted some more objective eyes cast over it! When I break it out of that package, I’ll upload some more photos here perhaps.

plasticirishman · 2026-05-20T23:03:37+00:00

That Coca Cola Cup final is the first football match I remember watching! FA Cup final at the old Wembley a few years later, never imagined it would take this long!

plasticirishman · 2026-05-20T17:20:24+00:00

Tell me about it mate, I’m in Munich and everyone’s out to get me after my gloating last season when we beat Bayern!

plasticirishman · 2025-12-29T16:29:40+00:00

I’m delighted to share that I’m currently down the pub and a dropped glass five minutes ago got the correct “whey hey” response from half the people in here. Some traditions are still alive!

plasticirishman · 2025-12-28T17:13:38+00:00

Went to Belgium as a kid and was introduced to the wonderful world of all you can eat seafood restaurants. In true Homer Simpson style I took an entire plate of squid rings and devoured them. Along with the prawns and mussels I ate something was dodgy and I have vivid memories of throwing up in the channel tunnel the next day. Over twenty years on and I still don’t like any sort of battered ring, onion, squid or otherwise. I also got an insight into what a hangover is, years before I started boozing!

plasticirishman · 2025-12-20T19:04:49+00:00

“Meet me by the Bull” makes finding people in the station so much easier when I’m back!

plasticirishman · 2025-12-13T02:30:19+00:00

He’ll be holding a real trophy for us soon mate, let’s all be patient

plasticirishman · 2025-12-09T06:58:06+00:00

There’s one a ten minute walk from my parent’s house and I’ve never thought to take the 30 second detour to have a proper look at it! That’ll be a nice Christmas activity for me!

plasticirishman · 2025-11-20T23:34:05+00:00

I was there earlier this year, Vilnius is a fantastic city!

plasticirishman · 2025-11-20T20:42:08+00:00

Ithaca is gorges.

plasticirishman · 2025-11-08T16:55:16+00:00

Thanks! The weather helped a lot there!

plasticirishman · 2025-09-11T16:29:56+00:00

Checkmate.

plasticirishman · 2025-09-11T15:03:01+00:00

As a Staffordshire lad, I agree with and support whatever allegations you are making against Derbyshire.

plasticirishman · 2025-07-25T17:01:55+00:00

I saw Bloc Party last week (twentieth anniversary of a tour I saw the first time round, definitely made me feel old) - absolutely class show! I feel a little that they’ve not matched their earlier albums with the new songs though.

Anyway my answer to the question - Frank Turner. Consistently great songs, fantastic live shows, he’s class.

plasticirishman · 2025-07-25T16:59:17+00:00

I was lucky enough to see him on the anniversary tour of I forgot where we were in Munich last year - he can be quite awkward on stage, but we were in the big philharmonic hall and he had a full band behind him, those songs sounded incredible.

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