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Stater - Dubnovellaunos Duborig
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 30 BC - 10 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Essentially plain gold field exhibiting a characteristic broad raised band or ridge traversing the centre of the flan, a vestigial abstract derivation of the classical wreathed head found on earlier Gallo-Belgic prototypes. The surface is devoid of figurative imagery or inscription, presenting a smooth, slightly convex blank field typical of late Cantian gold stater production. The flan is irregular in outline, consistent with hand-struck Celtic coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Dubnovellaunos is attested both on coins struck in Cantium (roughly modern Kent) and on a separate series issued by the Trinovantes to the north, a dual presence that has generated persistent debate about whether one ruler held authority across both territories or whether the name belonged to two distinct individuals. The Roman historian's record of a "Dubnovellaunus" appealing to Augustus — noted in the Res Gestae — adds a layer of political urgency to coins of this type that purely typological analysis cannot resolve.