Gold ¼ Stater - Cunobelinus Classic Bow / Classic A Crescent Triad
Features
| Issuer |
Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes
(Celtic Britain)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Cunobeline (circa AD 9-40)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 20-43 |
| Value | ¼ Stater |
| Currency | Stater |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 1.3 g |
| Diameter | 12 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 463015 |
| References | ABC# 2825 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. 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, three symmetrical pairs of corn, bold bristles, arcs at the base of the stem. Inscription either side.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CA-M
Unabridged legend: Camulodunon.
Reverse
Neat horse rearing right. Crescent triad (three small arcs, upper pair with wings) above. Inscription below.
Script: Latin
Lettering: CVNO
Unabridged legend: Cunobelinus.
Translation: Cunobelin.
Mint
| CAMV | Camulodunum, modern-day Colchester, United Kingdom |
Comments
11 in Sills.
Classic A Bow Stem (Sills 587, Sills 588), Classic A Scroll Stem (ABC 2822), Classic A Arc Stem (Sills 590) and Classic A Crescent Triad (ABC 2825) are easily confused. Classic A Bow Stem and Classic A Arc Stem are usually attributed to ABC 2822.
Chris Rudd (ABC) ‘Classic Bow’.
Sills Classic A, Crescent Triad (2 obverse, 2 reverse dies): North Thames Coinage; Type: Cunobelinus; Quarter Staters: Class 7d - Classic A, Crescent Triad. The obverse is based on the Classic A Arc Stem (Sills DK 567), which is the equivalent stater.
Sills DK 591: No pellet border on obverse.
Sills DK 592: Pellet border on obverse, running through bristles (see CCI 02.0017). This is a deliberate design similar to the erased die of Classic A Scroll Stem (Sills DK 565).
The equivalent stater is Classic Crescent (ABC 2821) and both (with moon emblems) are likely to be posthumous.
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).
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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# 591John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
No pellet border on obverse | ||||||||||||
| ND (20-43) | Sills# 592John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
Pellet border on obverse, running through bristles | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Spink Auction 15049 Lot 381 
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2 Dec 2015 | ND (20-43) – Sills# 591 – No pellet border on obverse | XF |
USD 2550.61
(GBP 1900.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Spink and Son | ||||||
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