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Core Stater 'Corieltauvian Q' VOLISIOS DVMNOVELLAVNOS
| Issuer | Corieltauvi tribe |
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| Year | 43-47 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A stylised vertical Corieltauvian Apollo-wreath motif fills the entire field, crossed by three plain horizontal lines. The legend VOLISIOS is inscribed between the three lines of the wreath. Opposing quarters of the field are occupied by a ring of pellets and a three-armed spiral enclosed within a ring, characteristic decorative elements of late Corieltauvian coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A lunate horse with a large, open head advances to the left, rendered in the abstracted Celtic artistic tradition. A trefoil of pellets is positioned beneath the horse's neck, and a single pellet appears below the tail. The legend DVMNOVELLAVNOS runs above, below, and in front of the horse, with the letters LL incorporated into the composition by the horse's legs. |
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Issued in the years immediately surrounding the Claudian invasion of 43 AD, this coin belongs to a named ruler series — Volisios Dumnovellavnos — one of the few Corieltauvian leaders whose name survives on coinage. Whether Volisios was a single ruler or a dynastic title remains debated. The tribe, occupying much of what is now Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, appears to have continued striking coinage into the early conquest period, suggesting either accommodation with Rome or a brief window of resistance before absorption into the province.
The "cf" qualifier on the Spink reference signals this piece does not fully conform to the catalogued type.