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1/2 Silver Unit 'Corieltauvian J' - Auntcost
| Issuer | Corieltauvi tribe |
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| Year | 5 BC - 1 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Heavily worn and nearly featureless field retaining only faint, vestigial traces of a stylised Apollo-wreath motif, derived ultimately from the laureate head of Apollo on Macedonian prototypes. The design is highly abstracted in the characteristic Late Iron Age Celtic manner, with curvilinear elements barely discernible across the flat, irregular flan. No inscription is present on this side. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Corieltauvi occupied the East Midlands territory roughly bounded by the Humber to the north and the Trent to the west, and their coinage is among the most poorly documented of all British Iron Age series. The "Auntcost" inscription — appearing on a handful of related types — is one of the very few named attributions in Corieltauvian numismatics, though whether it denotes a ruler, a mint authority, or something else entirely remains unresolved. At under half a gram, these fractional silvers were likely used in high-value exchange rather than everyday commerce.