1/4 Stater 'Trinovantian U' - Cunobeline

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.