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Silver Unit Cotswold Crosses Left
| Issuer | Dobunni tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 5 BC - 5 AD |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Stylised Celtic abstract design rendered in the characteristic La Tène artistic tradition of the Dobunni tribe. The field displays an intricate arrangement of curvilinear motifs including concentric ring ornaments, spiral elements, and pellet clusters distributed across the flan. A prominent petal or floral cross composition occupies the central field, with pellet-terminated arms and decorative fill elements in the angles. The design is executed with characteristic Iron Age abstract artistry, with no legend or inscription present. |
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| Mintage | ND (5 BC - 5 AD) - Lyre below tail, cross with pellet ends in top left angle of petal cross, linear crescent with pellet above in top right ND (5 BC - 5 AD) - Pellet and U or V under tail, petal cross saltire with pellet in each angle, pellet cross to right |
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The Dobunni occupied territory centered on what is now Gloucestershire, and their coinage circulated across a tribal network that extended into parts of modern Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. Unlike many Iron Age British tribes who adopted coinage primarily under Gaulish influence, the Dobunni developed a relatively coherent series of denominations suggesting a degree of monetary sophistication unusual for the region. The "Cotswold Crosses" designation comes from the cross-flan pattern visible on dies of this type — a classification tool, not a tribal name.