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Gold 1/4 Stater - Dubnovellaunos Outstretched Legs
| Issuer | Trinovantes tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 30 BC - 25 BC |
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| Reference(s) | Sills#546 |
| Obverse description | Abstract Celtic wreath design executed in the La Tène tradition, featuring a central motif of two back-to-back single-line arcs separated by a thin horizontal line, flanked on either side by a ringed pellet. The surrounding field is filled with schematised leaf forms arranged in two registers, their inner terminals directed inward toward the central arcs. The overall composition is symmetrical and characteristic of late Iron Age British coinage, with no legend or inscription. |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistic horse advancing left in a dynamic posture, with the rear legs splayed broadly behind and the front legs fully extended and outstretched — a distinctive diagnostic feature of this issue. The horse is rendered without an eye, consistent with the stylistic conventions of this die series. Below the horse, an arched leafy branch serves as a ground line. Above the horse's back, a trefoil or teardrop-triad device is positioned, with a single pellet visible in the field before the horse's head, a ringed pellet above the front legs, and an additional pellet above the tail. No legend or inscription appears. |
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Dubnovellaunos ruled jointly over the Trinovantes and Catuvellauni at a moment when Augustus was actively courting British tribal leaders — two British kings are recorded as having visited Rome during his reign, and Dubnovellaunos may himself be one of them. His name appears in the same passage of Augustus's Res Gestae that lists foreign rulers who sought Roman friendship, which places this tiny coin squarely inside a diplomatic orbit few Celtic British issues can claim.