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Silver 1/2 Unit - Eastern North Thames Chesterfield Stag
| Issuer | Trinovantes tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | A stylised stag depicted in profile, progressing to the left in a lively, animated stance, rendered in the abstract curvilinear tradition of Late Iron Age Celtic art. The animal's body is formed of flowing, schematic lines with pronounced haunches and attenuated limbs, its head raised and antlers suggested by curved projections. The field surrounding the stag is filled with an array of ring-and-pellet ornaments, large annulets, and pellet groups arranged in a scattered decorative composition typical of the Eastern North Thames series. No legends or inscriptions appear on this die. The irregular flan and bold relief are consistent with the hand-hammered coinage of the Trinovantes tribe. |
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| Mintage | ND (55 BC - 45 BC) |
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The Trinovantes occupied territory roughly corresponding to modern Essex and southern Suffolk, and were among the first British tribes to experience direct Roman pressure — Caesar's campaigns of 55 and 54 BC brought him into direct contact with them, and the tribe notably sought Roman protection against their aggressive Catuvellauni neighbors to the north and west. Whether this fractional issue circulated before, during, or after that upheaval is unresolved, but the dating window brackets it precisely. The "Chesterfield Stag" designation is a modern typological grouping by findspot distribution, not a tribal self-identification.