Summary
Gold coin; Denomination: stater
Struck at Verulanium
This stater is a type that would normally bear the name of the King, Tasciovanus, but on this example the lettering is just off the flan - the dies for British Celtic coins were often larger than the coin and parts of the design are often missing. The base of some of the letters can just be seen at the edge of the coin behind the horse's tail and would have read TASCIAV or TAXCIAV on the die. Tasciovanus is known only through the numismatic and associated archaeologial evidence.
Obverse Description
A cruciform ornament formed by four wreaths terminating in rings at a central X shape.
Reverse Description
A horse advancing to the right with a bull's head and a ring ornament surrounded by beads above; below is a curved unidentified object and a ring; there are two beads behind the horse. The name TASCIAV or TAXCIAV is mostly off the flan behind the horse.
Edge Description
plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Acknowledgement
Purchased, Felton Bequest, 1929
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Date Issued
20 BC-10 AD
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Issued By
King Tasciovanus - Catuvellauni Tribe, Catuvellauni, Ancient Britain, circa 20 BC-10 AD
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Issued To
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Mint
Verulamium (Mint), Catuvellauni, Ancient Britain
Modern St. Albans -
Denomination
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Series
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Material
Gold
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
17 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.48 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
[Book] Mack, R. P. 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain., p.76 no.150 Pages
[Book] Evans, John. 1864. The Coins of the Ancient Britons., V.9 Pages
[Book] Skingley, Philip. 2007. Coins of England and the United Kingdom., Spink p.21 no. 214-215 Pages
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