Trinovantes Dubnovellaunos 5 BC-AD 10 Gold Quarter Stater

Trinovantes Dubnovellaunos 5 BC-AD 10 Gold Quarter Stater

Dubnovellaunos Trefoil

Wreath, plain crescents, back to back at centre, pellet in ring each side/Horse left with branch below, trefoil above

Very Rare

ABC2395, S208; 12mm, 1.35g

Recorded with the Celtic Coin Index (09.4721)

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DUBNOVELLAUNOS  5 BC- AD 10: Relatively little is known about Dubnovellaunos, or ‘world ruler’. Was he king in Essex and if so was he the same person who was also king in Kent. Was he a Cantian king who conquered the Trinovantes or was he simply a ruler of the Canti who was already in control of Essex.  He may have been a brother of Tasciovanos who ruled at first in Canterbury before moving to Colchester.  It is thought that he was a Cantian king who at some stage seized control of the southern part of the Trinovantian kingdom before being displaced by Eppillus in Kent and then by Cunobelinus in Essex. If he did control both areas it is likely to have been for only a few years.