Dobunni Bodvoc c. 25-5 BC Bodvoc Bold Gold Stater *Rare*

Bodvoc/Boduoc

Coins issued in the name of Bodvoc/Boduoc are exceptional within the overall Dobunnic series. Their designs include elements which are utterly unlike anything else in the region, an observance which has led to disagreement over where precisely they sit in the overall sequence. Notably, he struck no tree/horse staters, the obverses of these coins instead depicting a purely textual rendering of his name in minimalistic style (ABC 2039/BMC 3135–42). By contrast, silver units issued in his name depict profile heads (ABC 2042/BMC 3143–5). These images are the most complex and developed to be found on coins from this region. Their appearance, with the inscription placed directly in front of the bust, is similar to bronze coins issued by Tasciovanus and Cunobelin in the North Thames region. As such, it has been proposed that Bodvoc/Boduoc might not have been local, hence the very different overall ‘flavour’ of his coins. However, this is tentative.