Bronze Unit - Dubnovellaunos Headband
Features
| Issuer |
Trinovantes tribe
(Celtic Britain)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Dubnovellaunus (circa 40-1 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 30 BC - 25 BC |
| Value | Bronze Unit |
| Currency | Stater |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 1.8 g |
| Diameter | 14 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 461759 |
| References | ABC# 2404 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. Robert D. Van Arsdell; 1989. Celtic Coinage of Britain. Spink & Son, London, 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# 278Richard Paston Mack; 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Series: Branch
Obverse
Head left, corded line (headband) between face and hair (hair indicated by vertical lines rising from headband). Inscription in front.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DVBNOVIILL
Unabridged legend: Dubnovellaunos.
Reverse
Horse right, head turned back. Pellet above. Pellet-in-ring in front. Inscription below.
Script: Latin
Lettering: DVBN
Unabridged legend: Dubnovallunos.
Comments
Van Arsdell Classification: Trinovantian L, Earlier Dynastic Issues, Dubnovellaunus in Essex, Bronze Coins.
Sills places bronze unit Hairy (ABC 2407) with later Dubnovellaunos gold such as II Type (ABC 2392), because the horse is naturalistic rather than annulate. He also puts Headband, with the DVBNOVIILL spelling, at this time. Centre Parting (ABC 2413) and Corded (ABC 2416) are not certainly Dubnovellaunos.
Sills chronology: Gallo-Belgic Ca - British G (Early Clacton) / Aa Westerham - British La (Whaddon Chase) - British Lb (Westbury) - Addedomaros - Dubnovellaunos - Tasciovanos.
Dubnovellaunos was almost beyond doubt king of both the Trinovantes and Cantii. Around 7, at the end of his reign, he and Tincomarus of the Atrebates appeared in the res gestae as supplicants to Augustus, but it is not known whether that was king of the Trnovantes or Cantii at the time. He could not be the Dumnovellaunus of the Corieltauvi.
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