Corieltavi Dumnocoveros Tigirseno c.AD 25-35 Gold Stater *Very Rare*

Corieltavi Dumnocoveros Tigirseno c.AD 25-35 Gold Stater

Vertical wreath above horizontal inscription between 3 plain lines, DV left of wreath, MN to right/Lunate horse left with large open head

*Very Rare*

ABC1971, S414, 19mm, 5.01g. Pierced in antiquity.

This coin has been recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (REF YORYM-IEEFDA)

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Here there are 3 possibilities. Firstly that Dumnocoveros was father of Tigirseno or ‘Old Lord’ who struck these coins. Secondly that Dumnocoveros was high king and that Tigirseno was a sub chieftain. Thirdly that both were of equal status and governed together. Little is known about this king/s and given the small number of coins known it is likely that he didn’t rule for long. 

The Corieltauvi tribe occupied modern day Lincolnshire and parts of adjoining Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. With an extensive series of inscribed and uninscribed coins in both gold and silver this makes for a very interesting series to collect.
The Scyphate gold quarter staters are worthy of mention, very thin and deeply dished with no parallel in the rest of the Iron Age series, presumably a very localised issue but why?

Some of the later inscribed staters bear long and wonderful names, there is some suggestion that these may be the names of two individuals, perhaps joint kings or the introduction of moneyers displayed on coins. ‘Volisios Domnovellaunos’ is my favourite, it puts our modern day names to shame, ‘Bob’ not quite having the same ring.