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Silver Unit Cobham McWilliam
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 50 BC - 25 BC |
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| Value | Silver Unit |
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| Reverse description | A stylised horse progressing to the right, rendered in the schematic, abstracted manner typical of Cantian Celtic coinage. The mane is depicted as a series of fine linear strokes, emphasising movement and decorative rhythm. A spoked wheel motif is placed above the horse in the upper field, a symbol frequently encountered on coins of the Cantii and interpreted as a solar or cultic emblem. The composition fills the irregular flan with characteristic Iron Age artistic economy, leaving minimal open field. |
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| Mintage | ND (50 BC - 25 BC) |
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The Cantii occupied the territory of modern Kent — directly facing the Continent across the shortest Channel crossing — which made them among the most commercially and politically exposed tribes in Britain during Caesar's campaigns of 55 and 54 BC. Their coinage absorbed Gallo-Belgic influences faster than most insular issues, and the Silver Unit series attributed to this region reflects that Continental connection in its manufacturing tradition rather than any centralized royal mint authority.
ABC 222 is attributed to the Cobham McWilliam die grouping based on find concentration data and die-link analysis.