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Bronze Unit - Tasciovanos Tasciovanos Star
| Issuer | Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 15 BC - 10 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | An eight-pointed geometric star formed by intersecting lines radiates from a central pellet enclosed within a ring, rendered in the abstract Celtic artistic tradition characteristic of late Iron Age British coinage. The star design is boldly executed in the field, with each point extending toward the periphery of the flan. The whole is surrounded by a wreath border composed of pellets or stylised foliage, framing the central motif and lending a structured, ceremonial quality to the design. |
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| Mintage | ND (15 BC - 10 BC) |
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Tasciovanos ruled the Catuvellauni from roughly the late first century BC, making him the father — possibly literally — of Cunobelinus, Shakespeare's Cymbeline. His bronzes are among the earliest coins struck in Britain to carry a ruler's abbreviated name, a deliberate adoption of Mediterranean numismatic convention that signals serious engagement with Roman cultural practices in the decades following Caesar's invasions. This particular type is distinguished by the star motif that gives it its catalog name, one of several distinct bronzes attributed to his reign that help modern researchers sequence his output chronologically.