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1/4 Stater 'Trinovantian U' - Cunobeline
| Issuer | Catuvellauni tribe |
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| Year | 10-20 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A stylized corn ear without a central stalk occupies the centre of the flan, rendered in the Celtic artistic tradition with prominent lateral grains depicted in relief. The abbreviated mint signature CAMV (for Camulodunum, modern Colchester) appears in the field to the right of the ear, executed in incuse Latin characters. The design is characteristic of the Catuvellaunian coinage of Cunobeline, blending naturalistic agricultural imagery with a bold, abstracted Celtic idiom. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, consistent with hand-hammered gold quarter stater production of the early first century AD. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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Cunobeline ruled the Catuvellauni from their capital at Camulodunum — modern Colchester — and his coinage represents the most developed native British numismatic tradition before the Claudian invasion of 43 AD. The 'Trinovantian U' classification reflects his control over the formerly independent Trinovantes, absorbed into his kingdom sometime around the turn of the first century. Van Arsdell 1927 is among the scarcer quarter stater types in the Cunobeline series, with find distributions clustering heavily in Essex and Hertfordshire.