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Silver Unit - Dubnovellaunos Plant Sitter
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 30 BC - 10 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reverse description | A seated human figure depicted in right profile, rendered in the schematic, abstracted style characteristic of Cantian silver coinage of the late first century BC. A stylised plant or branch motif is positioned prominently in the field before the figure, its lobed leaves rendered with considerable relief. The abbreviated Latin legend DVBNO appears in the field behind the figure, attributing this issue to the ruler Dubnovellaunos. The composition fills the irregular flan, with the die design occasionally running off the coin's edges. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Dubnovellaunos is attested as a ruler of the Cantii in Kent during the late first century BC, and appears — almost certainly the same individual — on coins of the Trinovantes further north, suggesting either political expansion or forced relocation after Roman pressure reshaped tribal boundaries in the southeast. The "Plant Sitter" designation is a modern typological nickname assigned by ABC catalogers to distinguish die groups within his coinage; it carries no ancient meaning.
At under a gram, these units were probably used for high-value transactions relative to their size, not everyday exchange.