Catuvellauni Tasciovanos c. 25 BC-AD 10 Tascio Ricon Gold Stater *Rare*

Catuvellauni Tasciovanos c. 25 BC-AD 10 Tascio Ricon Gold Stater

Inscription in two panels on vertical line-and-pellet wreath and crossed stalks.

TASCIO RICON

Warrior in chain mail (beaded tunic) and helmet riding high-bodied horse with bridle left, holding short sword and oval shield. Pellet in pellet ring below.

Rare

A well struck and centred coin with great detail, a premium piece.

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ABC 2580; 18mm, 5.53g

Evans: VIII.6 (1864, p. 269, pl. VIII).
Evans: VIII.7 (1864, p. 270, pl. VIII).
Evans: VIII.9 (1864, p. 270, pl. VIII).
Evans: XX.12 (1890, p. 541, pl. XX).

Van Arsdell Classification: Trinovantian O, Earlier Dynastic Issues, Tasciovanus Third Coinage. VA 1780 – 05: TASCIO RICON between three lines. British Museum metallurgical analysis RL265: Au 46%, Ag 13%, Cu 40%.

Sills DK 515 (5 obverse, 5 reverse dies): North Thames Coinage; Type: Tasciovanos; Staters: Class 7b – TASCIO RICON. Reverse variety:

– Annulet in front of the horse and pellet rosette above the shield (top right).

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

Provenance

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

Spink PT July 1996. Seaby plate coin 1998/9 S219 VA 1780-5 var.

This coin comes with a previous label.

 

Tasciovanos (c. 25 BC–AD 10)

Following on from Addedomaros, who may or may not have been his father, we find Tasciovanos – whose coinage is some of the most complex and extensive within the North Thames series. An apparently long-lived ruler, traditional narratives of the Late Iron Age cast him as a dynamic and decisive individual who laid the groundwork for the success of his own son, Cunobelin, by extending Catavellaunian influence eastwards into East Anglia and Kent. While his coins generally take influence from indigenous art styles, some ‘classification’ is visible (though to a relatively limited degree) on specific types within his issues of silver and bronze. Some of the most impressive North Thames issues are exemplified by his gold staters, such as the ‘Tasciovanos hidden faces’ and ‘Tasciovanos warrior’ types (ABC 2553/BMC 1591–1603/ABC 2571/BMC 1615–16), both of which employ highly stylised, geometric motifs on their obverse faces. This medium also can be found on numerous examples of his bronze coinage, such as on the highly enigmatic ‘Tasciovanos Verlamio’ type. Here, the obverse depicts an eight-pointed star with the mint-name (VERLAMIO) cleverly interspersed between the points.