Silver Unit Harlow Horned God

The Catuvellauni controlled much of what is now Hertfordshire and Essex during this period, and their coinage reflects a tribe consolidating regional dominance in the decades before Roman contact hardened into Roman occupation. The Harlow Horned God type takes its name from the major pre-Roman religious site at Harlow, Essex, where votive deposits suggest the deity depicted held particular local significance — though the precise identification of the god remains debated among specialists.

Struck at under 1.2 grams, these units were part of a fractional silver tradition that grew increasingly debased as the first century BC progressed. The ABC 2493 reference places this type within a tightly sequenced die study.