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Silver Unit - Cunobelin Cunobelinus Man Horse
| Issuer | Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 10-20 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A centaur advancing to the left dominates the field, its human torso and equine hindquarters rendered in the schematic Celtic style; the figure carries a branch in its outstretched hand. A pellet-in-ring symbol appears prominently in the lower field below the centaur, serving as a decorative device typical of Cunobelin's coinage. The abbreviated legend CVNO is inscribed below the main figure, referencing the issuing ruler Cunobelin. A leafy branch or plant motif is depicted in the upper right field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cunobelin — Shakespeare's Cymbeline — ruled the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes from Camulodunum (modern Colchester) for roughly four decades, the longest reign of any recorded pre-Roman British ruler. His kingdom controlled the Thames estuary trade routes into the continent, and his silver coinage reflects that contact: the iconographic vocabulary on pieces like this one owes a visible debt to Gallo-Belgic prototypes absorbed through generations of cross-channel exchange.
ABC 2828 is among the scarcer of his silver units. The 1.35g standard had already drifted noticeably from earlier Catuvellaunian issues, a gradual debasement trend well-documented across the series.