Trinovantes Dubnovellaunos c. 5 BC-AD 10 D. Branch Gold Stater *Scarce*

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Trinovantes Dubnovellaunos c. 5 BC-AD 10 D. Branch Gold Stater Scarce

Name: Trinovantes Dubnovellaunos c. 5 BC-AD 10 D. Branch Gold Stater *Scarce*
SKU: IAC366
Price: 2950.00 GBP
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Code: IAC366

Trinovantes Dubnovellaunos c. 5 BC-AD 10 D. Branch Gold Stater

Scarce

ABC 2392, 17mm, 5.49g

A most pleasing example with great horse and much inscription showing.

Obverse

Back-to-back outline crescents at centre of straight wreath with very fine leaves between three parallel lines and ending in annulets. Ringed pellets either side and parallel grooves either side of those.

Reverse

Naturalistic, leaping horse left with pellet mane, extended front and rear legs. Leafy, arched branch below. Ringed pellet above. Pellet in front and star behind (this variant extremely rare). DVBNOVELLA inscription around.

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Comments

Van Arsdell Classification: Trinovantian L, Earlier Dynastic Issues, Dubnovellaunus in Essex, Gold Coins.
VA 1655 – 01: DVBNOVELLA, star below tail (Kretz Type E3-1).

Kretz, “The Trinovantian staters of Dubnovellaunos”, BNJ 78, 2008:
Kretz Type E (Letter E type). Characterized by the letter E in the inscription:
E3-1: Ringed pellet in front of horse and star under end of tail; DVBNOVELLA (see CCI 97.1688, CCI 97.1013 (this coin)).

Sills DK 539 (7 obverse, 9 reverse dies): North Thames Coinage; Type: Dubnovellaunos; Staters: Class 2c – E Type. The same obverse as the A Type (Sills 537) and II Type (ABC 2392). The horse’s front legs are extended and not sharply angled. Most reverses have a star below the tail. Associated with the Outstretched Legs quarter (Sills 546). This variants is DVBNOVELLA with star below tail.

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

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

C Rudd FPL 27, no 91 (1997). Ex Baldwins, Noble 52, lot 1073. CCI 97.1013 VA1655-1

This coin comes with a previous label.

Dubnovellaunos (c. 10/5 BC–AD 10?)

Dubnovellaunos is an intriguing character within the Late Iron Age coin series, not least because (if the same person) his issues appear to have been struck and/or used in both Kent and Essex. However, his Kentish issues show much more variety, suggesting that he may well have begun his rule within the territory of the Cantiaci. Striking in gold, silver and bronze, it seems to be that he likely overlapped at least partially with the reign of Tasciovanos. One piece of evidence for this is provided by a small hoard from Toppesfield, Essex, which contained two staters of Tasciovanos alongside three staters and a quarter-stater of Dubnovellaunos. He may well be the ‘Dumnobellaunos’ referenced in Augustus’ Res Gestae, perhaps implying his acquiescence to Rome during the early 1st century AD.

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