Catuvellauni Tasciovanos c. 25 BC-AD 10 Pegasus Gold Quarter Stater *Rare*

Catuvellauni Tasciovanos c. 25 BC-AD 10 Pegasus Gold Quarter Stater

Inscription in panel on vertical wreath with crossed stalks. Ringed pellet at each end of panel – TASC

Pegasus left, tail raised. Star below. Ring in front and behind.

Rare

Well struck and most attractive, a lovely example and type.

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ABC 2601; 11mm, 1.37g

Evans: V.14 (1864, p. 235, pl. V).

Van Arsdell Classification: Trinovantian O, Earlier Dynastic Issues, Tasciovanus Third Coinage. Derived from a denarius of Q Titius (Crawford 341/1-2).

Kretz Type 1 var., 2 var.

Sills Pegasus (8 obverse, 14 reverse dies): North Thames Coinage; Type: Tasciovanos; Staters: Class 7 – Pegasus. Design a simplified version of Tasciov Rigon (ABC 2577).
Class 7a – Pegasus Small Tablet (6 obverse, 8 reverse dies) – Sills DK 533 (ABC 2601; BMC 1647-9; VA 1746; Kretz var. 1): Small panel with ringed pellet at each end.

Sills chronology: Gallo-Belgic Ca – British G (Early Clacton) / Aa Westerham – British La (Whaddon Chase) – British Lb (Westbury) – Addedomaros – Dubnovellaunos – Tasciovanos.

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 PT Oct 1998. Found Great Chesterford, Essex. Kretz Third coinage, Var. 1. Spink COE 2026 plate coin (226) VA 1786

This coin comes with a previous label.

 

Tasciovanos (c. 25 BC–AD 10)

Following on from Addedomaros, who may or may not have been his father, we find Tasciovanos – whose coinage is some of the most complex and extensive within the North Thames series. An apparently long-lived ruler, traditional narratives of the Late Iron Age cast him as a dynamic and decisive individual who laid the groundwork for the success of his own son, Cunobelin, by extending Catavellaunian influence eastwards into East Anglia and Kent. While his coins generally take influence from indigenous art styles, some ‘classification’ is visible (though to a relatively limited degree) on specific types within his issues of silver and bronze. Some of the most impressive North Thames issues are exemplified by his gold staters, such as the ‘Tasciovanos hidden faces’ and ‘Tasciovanos warrior’ types (ABC 2553/BMC 1591–1603/ABC 2571/BMC 1615–16), both of which employ highly stylised, geometric motifs on their obverse faces. This medium also can be found on numerous examples of his bronze coinage, such as on the highly enigmatic ‘Tasciovanos Verlamio’ type. Here, the obverse depicts an eight-pointed star with the mint-name (VERLAMIO) cleverly interspersed between the points.