Gold 1/4 Stater - Dubnovellaunos Outstretched Legs

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.