Allen ZA

Trace of boar / Horse right with double upper front legs, sun rosette above

ABC1833, S400; 12mm, 0.50g

This coin comes with a previous handwritten collector’s label.

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Allen ZB

Boar left, wheel above / Horse right double upper front legs, sun rosette above

ABC1836, S399; 11mm, 0.49g

This coin comes with a previous handwritten collector’s label.

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Tasciovanos Verlamion

Crossed wreaths, back to back crescents at centre, VER in angles/Horse left, bucranium above, TAS below and behind

*Very Rare*

ABC2595, S224, 11mm, 1.24g

Tasciovanos, or ‘killer of badgers’ was a powerful king who merits wider fame. If he had not been so industrious his son, Cunobelinus, would not have been so illustrious. During his reign Tasciovanos strengthened the already powerful Catuvellauni laying the foundations for the great tribal empire which he built. The coinage of Tasciovanos was one of the most sophisticated in Britain and Gaul displaying innovative designs and six different denominations that were issued in gold, silver and bronze. Many of his coins have been found in Kent suggesting that he had considerable influence over the Cantiaci.

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Tasciovanos Ricon

TASCIO RICON in panels on vertical wreath/Warrior in chain mail riding left and holding sword

Rare

ABC2580, S219 18mm, 5.47g

A rare type

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Tasciovanos, or ‘killer of badgers’ was a powerful king who merits wider fame. If he had not been so industrious his son, Cunobelinus, would not have been so illustrious. During his reign Tasciovanos strengthened the already powerful Catuvellauni laying the foundations for the great tribal empire which he built. The coinage of Tasciovanos was one of the most sophisticated in Britain and Gaul displaying innovative designs and six different denominations that were issued in gold, silver and bronze. Many of his coins have been found in Kent suggesting that he had considerable influence over the Cantiaci.

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Addedomaros Spiral

Wreath spiral / Horse

well centred on both sides.

ABC2517, S201, 16x18mm, 5.55g

Addedomaros, which is thought to mean ‘great in chariots’ or great in steadfastness’ may have been a younger brother or even a son of Cassivellaunos. He was a king of great power and prestige who appears to have been well educated and was also well armed. He was the first ruler north of the Thames who inscribed his name on his coins. All the coin issues of Addedomaros are concentrated in the territory of the Catuvellauni although he may of held sway over part of the Trinovantes for a period and even have threatened the Iceni.

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Cunobelinus Butting Bull Bronze Unit

Head right, CAMV or similar in front, sceptre behind/Bull right, pawing ground with right foreleg

ABC2942, Excessively Rare

1.31g, 12mm

Comes with previous handwritten label

To Shakespeare, he was Cymbeline. For a monk called Nennius writing in the early 9th century, he was Bellinus. In Medieval Welsh oral traditions, he is Beli Mawr or Cynfelin. For the modern historian, numismatist or student of Late Iron Age Britain, he is best known as Cunobelin. Whatever he is called, he represents a very real figure whose amorphous, semi-legendary status has shifted back and forth across the line dividing myth and reality over the course of two millennia.

From the moment of his naming, Cunobelin (‘hound of Belenus’ or ‘bright one’) was obviously expected to accomplish great deeds. His birth-date is unknown, but we are certain that he was the son of Tasciovanos – an early ruler of the Catuvellauni. Coin evidence is key in establishing this familial relationship, as many coins struck for Cunobelin are prominently inscribed ‘CVNOBELINI TASCIOVANI F[ILIVS]’ (Cunobelin, Son of Tasciovanus) (Fig.3). He is thought to have ruled between circa AD 8 and AD 41, the use of Latin text on his coins demonstrating growing Roman influence even though Britain was not yet a Roman province.

Tasciovanos himself belonged to a Late Iron Age tribal grouping called the Catavellaunii. This loose confederation of peoples lived in and around what are now the counties of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Their Oppidum was probably Verlamion, a heavily fortified site with impressive earthworks that survive to this day, sited some two kilometres away from the modern city of St Albans. The infamous instigator of resistance against Julius Caesar, Cassivellaunos, who himself was possibly also a relative of Tasciovanos, may have been one of their earlier rulers.

Like many of the other peoples that inhabited Britain in the Late Iron Age, Catavellaunian society was composed of craftsfolk, farmers and artisans – but also warriors. After all, their very name translates broadly from Brythonic (a group of Celtic languages) as ‘those skilful in war’. Under Tasciovanos’ leadership, it was evident that they continued to live up to this name – expanding their territory eastwards into that of a neighbouring tribal confederation called Trinovantes. Taking over most of what is today Suffolk and Essex, for a time the Catavellauni also appear to have conquered the regional centre of Camulodunon – probably displacing the Trinovantian king, Addedomaros, in the process.

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Agr Horse Gold Quarter Stater

Corn ear without central stalk, CAM to left, CVN to right/Horse rearing right, dashes for mane, branch above

ABC3002, S352, Excessively Rare

1.07g, 11mm

Comes with previous handwritten label

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Tasciovanos Verlamio Bronze Unit

Geometric pattern forming eight, sometimes six, pointed star around central pellet, VERLAMIO between points/ Bull left pawing ground, tail raised over back and branch below

ABC2679, S247, Scarce

2.50g, 14mm

Comes with previous handwritten label

Tasciovanos, or ‘killer of badgers’ was a powerful king who merits wider fame. If he had not been so industrious his son, Cunobelinus, would not have been so illustrious. During his reign Tasciovanos strengthened the already powerful Catuvellauni laying the foundations for the great tribal empire which he built. The coinage of Tasciovanos was one of the most sophisticated in Britain and Gaul displaying innovative designs and six different denominations that were issued in gold, silver and bronze. Many of his coins have been found in Kent suggesting that he had considerable influence over the Cantiaci.

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Whaddon Goat Silver Unit

Horned head left, coiled hair/Annulate goat stepping right, flowing mane, pellet in ring above and below

ABC2487, S51, Very Rare

0.96g, 14mm

Comes with previous handwritten label

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2 opposed boars surrounded by other animals/ Horse right boar above

Excessively Rare

ABC2267, 14x12mm; 1.20g

Comes with previous handwritten collectors label.

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