Gold Stater - Cunobelinus Classic Stalk / Classic A Scroll Stem
Features
| Issuer |
Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes
(Celtic Britain)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Cunobeline (circa AD 9-40)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 20-43 |
| Value | Stater (1) |
| Currency | Stater |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 5.4 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 117483 |
| References | ABC# 2798 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes).Richard Hobbs; 1996. British Iron Age coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Mack# 207Richard Paston Mack; 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Sills# 564, 565 John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
Series: Classic
Obverse
Corn ear (barley) with central stalk with symmetrical grain pairs, bristles from every grain. Inscription either side. Arcs or scrolls at base.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CA-MV or
CA-M
Unabridged legend: Camulodunon.
Reverse
Naturalistic horse prancing right, fine pellet mane. Branch with few fronds above. No pellets. Inscription below.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CVNO
Unabridged legend: Cunobelinus.
Translation: Cunobelin.
Mint
| CAMV | Camulodunum, modern-day Colchester, United Kingdom |
Comments
99 in the Celtic Coin Index.
6 in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database.
2 in the British Museum (BMC 1829 is Classic A Arc).
57 in Sills (Workshop 1).
The above counts include duplicates. Classic Stalk (ABC 2798), Classic No Stalk (ABC 2795) and Classic A Arc Stem (Sills 567, Sills 568) are easily confused.
Evans: IX.4 (1864, p. 298, pl. IX).
Chris Rudd (ABC) ‘Classic Stalk’.
Sills Classic A, Scroll Stem (9 obverse, 10 reverse dies): North Thames Coinage; Type: Cunobelinus; Staters: Class 7a - Classic A, Workshop 1, Scroll Stem. Die links to the Plastic (ABC 2786) and so production was likely continuous despite the very different design, which seems to have been an attempt to improve quality.
Sills DK 564: Obverse is Classic type with symmetrical grain pairs (compared to Plastic asymmetrical) in Plastic style (rough, irregular, with untidy lettering). Base of stalk is a standing arc with simple scroll. The prototype for Epaticcus's Corn Ear Warrior (ABC 1343).
Sills DK 565: Base of stalk is an ornate scroll, possibly based on Wild A Decorated (Sills 556). Neater lettering with pellet serifs. The obverse can be CAMV or CAM. One die has a fine inner pellet ring on the obverse that runs through the inscription and barley spikes, which is perhaps an erased die (see CCI 10.0971).
There is a further variant with a pellet under the horse's tail. This is Chris Rudd's ‘Stalk Type with Dot under Tail’ (Chris Rudd List 143, 2 November 2015, lot 40) and ‘Stalk Type with Short Horse and Pellet under Tail’ (Chris Rudd List 139, 9 Feb 2015, lot 37).
The equivalent quarters are the Classic A, Bow Stem (Sills 587) and Classic A Scroll Stem (ABC 2822), all struck together.
Sills chronology: Gallo-Belgic Ca - British G (Early Clacton) / Aa Westerham - British La (Whaddon Chase) - British Lb (Westbury) - Addedomaros - Dubnovellaunos - Tasciovanos - Cunobelinus (Biga - Linear - Wild - Plastic - Classic).
British Museum metallurgical analysis:
RL228: Au 43%, Ag 14%, Cu 43%.
RL231: Au 43%, Ag 13%, Cu 44%.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (20-43) | 
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Sills# 564John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
Rough, irregular corn ear with untidy lettering, base of stalk a standing arc with simple scroll | ||||||||||||
| ND (20-43) |
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Sills# 565John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
CAM, base of stalk an ornate scroll. Neater lettering with pellet serifs | ||||||||||||
| ND (20-43) |
|
Sills# 565John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
CAMV, base of stalk an ornate scroll. Neater lettering with pellet serifs | ||||||||||||
| ND (20-43) |
|
Sills# 565 var.John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
CAMV, base of stalk an ornate scroll. Neater lettering with pellet serifs. Dot under horse's tail | ||||||||||||
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Examples of the type
© British Museum, 1919,0213.341
ND (20-43) – Sills# 564 – Rough, irregular corn ear with untidy lettering, base of stalk a standing arc with simple scroll • Colchester, Essex • 16.5 mm • 5.31 g
ND (20-43) – Sills# 564 – Rough, irregular corn ear with untidy lettering, base of stalk a standing arc with simple scroll • Colchester, Essex • 16.5 mm • 5.31 g
Metallurgical analysis RL231: Au 43%, Ag 13%, Cu 44%.
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© British Museum, 1935,1117.148
ND (20-43) – Sills# 565 – CAM, base of stalk an ornate scroll. Neater lettering with pellet serifs • 18 mm • 5.37 g
ND (20-43) – Sills# 565 – CAM, base of stalk an ornate scroll. Neater lettering with pellet serifs • 18 mm • 5.37 g
Metallurgical analysis RL228: Au 43%, Ag 14%, Cu 43%.
(see more)
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Noonans Auction 320 Lot 1552 
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8 Apr 2025 | ND (20-43) – Sills# 565 – CAMV, base of stalk an ornate scroll. Neater lettering with pellet serifs | VF |
USD 3211.20
(GBP 2400.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Noonans Auction 303 Lot 49
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18 Sep 2024 | ND (20-43) – Sills# 565 var. – CAMV, base of stalk an ornate scroll. Neater lettering with pellet serifs. Dot under horse's tail | VF |
USD 2943.60
(GBP 2200.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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