Cantiaci Sego c. AD 5-15 Guilloche Silver Unit *Extremely Rare*
£2,250.00
Cantiaci Sego c. AD 5-15 Guilloche Silver Unit
SEGO in central panel, chain of 2 interweaved lines for border/Warrior riding right, occasional rings around
Extremely Rare
ABC447; 14mm, 1.26g
A pleasing coin in hand, irregular flan (often the case with this issue).
Provenance
This coin is from The London Collection of Ancient British Coins. For more information click here: The London Collection – Silbury Coins : Silbury Coins
M Vosper 1997. found North Kent, Kretz type F1 (i) annulets, Seaby COE 2006-? plate coin VA 1851
This coin comes with a previous label.
Sego (AD 5–15?)
One might be forgiven for thinking that coins bearing the inscription ‘SEGO’ must surely relate to the Sego(vax) described by Caesar. However, due to the chronological separation between the two, this is unfortunately not so. Additionally, the ‘SEGO’ who appears on Kentish coins is almost always named always alongside another Late Iron Age ruler – Tasciovanus, who ruled over the neighbouring North Thames region. Some have suggested that these coins reflect an attempt by Tasciovanus to extend his zone of influence into Kent, although linguistics may provide an ample answer in this case. ‘Sego’, meaning ‘strong’ in Brythonic, could well be a title rather than name. Thus, the coins where ‘Sego’ appears might well be a title declared by Tasciovanus upon himself rather than being a reference to a co-ruler. Issues of ‘Sego’ include those stuck in gold, silver and bronze, though it is the gold ‘Sego Warrior’ type stater which is perhaps the most evocative (ABC 441/BMC 1625–7). Here, on the reverse face, a warrior seated astride a prancing horse brandishes a carnyx (war trumpet).
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