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Bronze Unit - Tasciovanos Tasciovanos Grazing Horse
| Issuer | Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 25 BC - 20 BC |
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| Weight | 1.3 g |
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| Obverse description | A bold horizontal raised bar or thick line divides the field, with the abbreviated Latin inscription VER or VIR positioned below it, rendered in crude Celtic lettering characteristic of late Iron Age British coinage. Above the bar, indeterminate geometric or symbolic objects occupy the upper field. An upturned crescent motif is visible in the upper portion of the flan, and a pellet-in-annulet device appears in the lower field. The flan is irregular in shape, typical of hand-struck Celtic bronze units, with green patination consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Reverse description | A horse depicted in a grazing posture, oriented to the right, rendered in the schematic and stylised manner characteristic of Catuvellaunian Celtic coinage. The body of the animal is compact and heavily modelled, with curved lines suggesting the neck bent downward toward the ground. An upturned crescent floats above the horse's back in the upper field, a recurrent apotropaic or decorative symbol on coins attributed to Tasciovanos. The overall composition fills the irregular flan, with ancillary pellets or linear devices visible in the field around the central motif. |
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| Mint | VER - Verulamium, modern-day St Albans, United Kingdom |
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