Catuvellauni Andoco c. 20-1 BC Tasc Ando Bronze Unit *Excessively Rare*

Catuvellauni Andoco c. 20-1 BC Tasc Ando Bronze Unit

Head right. Inscription around – TASC ANDO

Capricorn-Pegasus right. Double pellet ring border.

Excessively Rare

Attractive green patina with good detail both sides.

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ABC 2730; 15mm, 2.24g

Evans: VI.9 (1864, p. 245, pl. VI).

Van Arsdell Classification: Trinovantian Q, Uncertain Dynastic Issues, The “Interregnum”, Coins Inscribed Andoco.

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, April 2003. ex C Brown collection VA 1873

This coin comes with a previous label.

 

Andoco (c. 20 BC – ?)

Writing in the 1940s, the numismatist Derek Allen described a group of relatively rare issuers who appeared to be striking coins towards the end of Tasciovanos’ reign. One of these appears on coinage as ‘Andoco’, an abbreviation extrapolated by Chris Rudd as reflecting either the name Andocomaros or Andocombogios. The distribution of his coins, while spread through the North Thames region, is particularly focused in Hertfordshire. ABC lists eight types struck in his name, of which four are bronze, two silver and two gold. While both gold types are very similar to issues of Tasciovanos, an intriguing feature of the silver and bronze coins is that their obverses universally depict clean-shaven male portraits in profile. An association with Tasciovanos is proven by ABC 2730, which bears the obverse legend ‘TASC ANDO’.