Corded Triangle

Plain / Horse left with corded triangle above and cross hatched net below

ABC198, S172; 11mm, 1.28g

A very pretty example, well struck on a good flan making this better than most examples of this type.

This coin comes with a rough find area provenance.

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The Cantii Tribe occupied a similar area to that of modern day Kent, the name of which very probably deriving from ‘Cantii’. Julius Caesar considered the South-east corner of Britain to be the most civilised, if we look at the series of Potins which were in production at the time (few other tribes had started to produce coins at this early point) then it would suggest this to be true.

Other tribes must have quickly caught up and overtaken as the later series of coinage in Kent is rather minimal, Vosenos, Sam & Amminus only known by a handful of coins.

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Amminus Biga

Bust right. AMMI  in front/ Facing chariot. S E C around

Very rare

some old cleaning marks.

ABC459, 11x13mm, 0.88g

ex G Cottam collection, with label. Recorded on the CCI 92.0994, found Colchester, Essex circa 1992

Amminus, (Friends), was the son of Cunobelinus and was installed to govern Kent and his behalf. When he fell out with his father around AD 40 he fled to Rome to ask Caligula for help. This may have prompted the Roman invasion which later took place under Claudius in AD 43.
Some think that Amminus was the father of Lucullus, governor of Britain under Domitian.

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Bird like head of Apollo left with open beak/ Degraded bull.

ABC126. S62.    16mm, 3.06g

Comes with find area

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Bird like head of Apollo left with open beak/ Degraded bull.

ABC126. S62.    15mm, 3.10g

Comes with find area

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