Catuvellauni & Trinovantes Agr c. AD 35-43 Agr Bitch Silver Unit *Excessively Rare*

Catuvellauni & Trinovantes Agr c. AD 35-43 Agr Bitch Silver Unit

Inscription (AGR) in centre of wreath. Pellet border.

Female dog standing right on a snake held in left paw and mouth. Inscription (AGR) below exergual line. Pellet border.

Excessively Rare

ABC 3005; 14mm, 1.25g

Philip de Jersey, “Cunobelin’s Silver”, Britannia, Vol. 32 (2001), pp. 1-44:
de Jersey Type E (Late Vegetal Issues).
E5: AGR surrounded by wreath. Female dog right, standing on snake; AGR.

The meaning of Agr is unknown. It may be an abbreviation of a relative or associate of Cunobelin, who ruled alongside him in the latter part of his reign or just afterwards. Chris Rudd suggests Agr might be short for Agricu ‘war dog’ or Agrippa ‘griffin’. Agr coins have been found mostly in Essex and Suffolk.

Provenance

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 28, no 185. Found Woodnesborough, Kent 1996 CCI 97.1368. Spink COE 2026 plate coin (354)

This coin comes with a previous label.