Dobunni Anted c. AD 20-43 Anted Rig Gold Stater *Scarce*

Dobunni Anted c. AD 20-43 Anted Rig Gold Stater

Tree symbol, pellet at base on plain field/3 tailed horse right, wheel below and ANTED above

Scarce

A pleasing example, showing much of the inscription.

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ABC 2066; 18mm, 5.29g

Evans: I.7 (1864, p. 144, pl. I).

Van Arsdell Classification: Dobunnic D, Gold Coins Inscribed Antedrig. Van Arsdell separates the inscription variants into varieties of ‘Antedrig’ unit, although the key letters are often off-flan:

Coins of the Dobunni (Peter Healy) Phase 4: 25e ‘Anted D-Bar’. Branches near-horizontal. ANTEĐ above, RIGV around. 14 known.

Provenance

This coin is from The London Collection of Ancient British Coins. For more information click here: The London Collection – Silbury Coins : Silbury Coins

CNG auction 57, lot 1722. Spink COE 2026 plate coin (379) VA 1066-1

This coin comes with a previous label.

 

Anted (c. AD 20–43?)

Onomastic (name-study) approaches suggest that abbreviation ‘Anted’ seems likely to represent an abbreviated version of the name Antedios – he who is ‘very fiery’ or ‘sits foremost’, in the Brythonic tongue. An ‘Anted’ also struck coins in East Anglia, though this is evidently a different individual. Just as with his co-issuers Corio, Catti and Comux, Anted struck gold staters – though these differ in the key respect that they often bear the additional abbreviations ‘RIC’, ‘RIGV’ or ‘RICOV’ after his name (ABC 2066/BMC 3023–27). This is often interpreted as a shortened version of the word rigonos – usually translated as ‘king’. Notably, in addition to gold staters, Anted also struck silver units (ABC 2072, BMC 3032–38). The smaller flan on these coins necessitates breaking up of the name into two sections (AN-TED), with one located above the reverse horse and the other between its legs.