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Bronze Unit - Tasciovanos Tasciovanos Laureate
| Issuer | Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 15 BC - 10 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Romanised bare head facing left, adorned with a prominent laureate wreath rendered in naturalistic Celtic style with detailed leaf forms. A ring device appears behind the head in the field, and a decorative chain border encircles the design. The portrait displays clear Mediterranean artistic influence, reflecting the increasing Romanisation of Catuvellaunian coinage under Tasciovanos. The flan is irregular in shape, characteristic of hand-struck Celtic bronze issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A robust, stylised horse depicted striding left with its tail arched upward and curled over the body in a distinctive Celtic convention. A pellet triad is positioned beneath the horse in the lower field. The design is enclosed within a raised linear border, with additional pellet and annulet ornaments visible in the field to the left of the horse. The composition reflects the abstract, energetic quality typical of late Iron Age British coinage in the Catuvellaunian tradition. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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