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Stater 'Trinovantian M' - Tasciovanus
| Issuer | Catuvellauni tribe |
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| Year | 20 BC - 10 AD |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | Abstract wreath design composed of crossed vertical and horizontal branches forming four quarters, with opposed crescents at the central intersection. Each quarter contains annulets and foliate sprays arranged to suggest anthropomorphic or zoomorphic hidden faces, a hallmark of late Iron Age Celtic coin artistry. The overall composition is highly stylised, derived ultimately from the classical wreath motif transmitted through Macedonian prototypes, yet thoroughly transformed into a distinctly Catuvellaunian idiom. The field is unlettered, with the decorative elements filling the flan in a dense, symmetrical arrangement. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse leaping to the right, rendered in the dynamic, fragmented manner characteristic of late British Iron Age coinage. Above the horse, the legend TAXCIAVAN is disposed in Latin letters across the upper field, identifying the issuing ruler Tasciovanus. A bucranium (ox skull) accompanied by an annulet, enclosed within a ring of pellets, appears above the horse's back, serving as a distinctive control symbol of the 'Trinovantian M' series. A hook-like or curved object is placed beneath the horse in the lower field. The reverse composition is executed with confident die-cutting, combining royal titulature with complex iconographic symbols characteristic of the Catuvellaunian mint tradition. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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