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Bronze 1/2 Unit - Cunobelin Cunobelinus Hounded
| Issuer | Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 10-20 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | A hound rendered in the Celtic artistic tradition advances to the left within a plain field, its head turned back over the body in a characteristic look-back pose. The animal is depicted with stylised musculature and a curved tail. The abbreviated mint signature CAM appears as a legend in the lower field or exergue beneath the hound, identifying the issuing authority of Camulodunum. The flan is irregular and cast, typical of late Iron Age British bronze coinage. The overall design reflects the vigorous, schematic animal style characteristic of Cunobelinian coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Cunobelin — Shakespeare's Cymbeline — ruled the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes from Camulodunum (modern Colchester) for roughly four decades, making him the most powerful ruler in pre-conquest Britain. Roman writers took notice; Suetonius records that Augustus received British exiles at his court, and the steady flow of Cunobelinian coinage into archaeological contexts reflects genuine economic reach across the southeast. These fractional bronzes circulated at the lowest denomination level, handling small transactions that gold and silver staters never touched.
The "Hounded" designation refers to a specific type classification, not a condition note.