Corieltavi Vepo c. AD 15-40 Vepo Vep Gold Stater *Extremely Rare*

Corieltavi Vepo c. AD 15-40 Vepo Vep Gold Stater

Extremely Rare, 12 known, 6 of which are plated.

ABC 1851, 20mm, 5.39g

Well struck on a large flan of beautiful rose gold, full horse and inscription.

Obverse

Wreath (often obliterated).

Reverse

Lunate horse left, large triangular head. Pellet rosette in front. VEP inscription above. Star below.

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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 104, no 37 (2009). Found Driffield, Yorks (2003)   VA905

This coin comes with a previous label.

 

VEPO

Corieltavian coins struck in the name of ‘VEPO’ are sometimes accompanied by the secondary inscription ‘CORF’ – a trait which has been identified as a patrynomic, denoting descent from ‘COR’. Probably active in the first decades of the 1st century AD, we know little about ‘VEPO’ other than that the inscribed coinage struck in this name was apparently produced in large quantities. The silver units of this issuer are particularly common, with over 1400 pieces present within the extensive hoard deposits from Hallaton, Leicestershire. It remains uncertain whether ‘VEPO’ is a person or place, and indeed what sort of person they might have been – a ruler, an official, or a moneyer? All are plausible options.