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Silver Unit - Tasciovanos Tasciovanos Griffin
| Issuer | Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 15 BC - 10 BC |
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| Value | Silver Unit |
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| Obverse description | A stylized griffin passant to right, rendered in the characteristic Celtic curvilinear artistic tradition, occupying the central field and enclosed within a triple concentric ring border. The creature's body is depicted with boldly modelled, rounded forms, with wings suggested by sweeping linear elements above the torso. Pellet ornaments and additional decorative motifs fill the surrounding field, consistent with late Iron Age British coinage of the Catuvellauni. The flan is irregular in shape, as typical of hand-struck Celtic silver units of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A winged horse (Pegasus) depicted in motion to the left, rendered in the bold, stylized manner characteristic of late Iron Age British coinage. The creature's large, fanned wings are shown with prominent parallel striations, and the body is rendered with muscular, rounded forms. Pellet ornaments and abstract linear motifs are scattered throughout the field. The abbreviated Latin inscription TAS appears below the figure, identifying the issuer as Tasciovanos, king of the Catuvellauni. |
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| Reverse lettering | TAS |
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