Silver Unit - Cunobelinus Flower

Features

Issuer	Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain)
King	Cunobeline (circa AD 9-40)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	20-43
Value	Silver Unit
Currency	Stater
Composition	Silver
Weight	1.1 g
Diameter	13 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 463050
References	ABC# 2885 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. , Van Arsdell# 2049 Robert D. Van Arsdell; 1989. Celtic Coinage of Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Sp# 305 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). , BMC Iron# 1867A Richard Hobbs; 1996. British Iron Age coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Mack# 219 Richard Paston Mack; 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Flower. Inscription to left and right. Pellet border.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CA-MV

Unabridged legend: Camulodunon.

Reverse

Horse stepping right, head turned back, right foreleg raised. Inscription below exergual line. Triad of small pellets above horse's back, above raised knee, and on exergual line below. Pellet border.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CVNO

Unabridged legend: Cunobelinus.

Translation: Cunobelin.

Mint

CAMV	Camulodunum, modern-day Colchester, United Kingdom

Comments

7 in de Jersey.

Evans: XI.4 (1864, p. 318, pl. XI).

Van Arsdell Classification: Trinovantian W, Coinage of Cunobeline, Expansion Period (Light Staters), Later Silver Coins.

Philip de Jersey, “Cunobelin's Silver”, Britannia, Vol. 32 (2001), pp. 1-44:
de Jersey Type E (Late Vegetal Issues). de Jersey lists five types, listed separately here. This coin is E1:
E1: Flower; CA-MV. Horse right, head turned back; CVNO (this coin).
E2: Opposed leaves; crescent to each side, CV-N. Horseman right; CAM (see ABC 2888).
E3: CVN in wreath. Female dog right standing on snake; CAM (see ABC 2891).
E4: CVNO in double panel in wreath. Griffin right; CAMV (see ABC 2897).
E5: AGR surrounded by wreath. Female dog right, standing on snake; AGR (see ABC 3005).

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (20-43)

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