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Silver Unit - Tasciovanos Tasciovanos Bull
| Issuer | Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 15 BC - 10 BC |
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| Weight | 1.2 g |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of a male figure rendered in the Celtic stylistic tradition, with boldly schematised hair radiating outward in sweeping curved lines filling the field. The facial features — eyes, nose, and mouth — are rendered with characteristic Late Iron Age abstraction. The abbreviated legend TASCIA appears in the field to the right of the bust, identifying the issuing ruler Tasciovanos of the Catuvellauni. The flan is irregular and slightly ragged at the edges, consistent with hand-struck Celtic silver coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | TASCIA |
| Reverse description | A bull charging or butting to the left, rendered in the vigorous and stylised manner characteristic of Late Iron Age Celtic coinage. The animal's musculature is suggested through bold relief, with legs extended and head lowered in an aggressive posture. Scattered pellets and geometric devices appear in the field around the bull. A dotted or beaded border runs along the upper periphery of the flan. The abbreviated legend TASCI appears below or in the exergual area, sometimes accompanied by a line separating it from the main device. |
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