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Stater 'Cantian K' - Dubnovellaunus
| Issuer | Cantii tribe |
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| Year | 30 BC - 10 BC |
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| Value | 1 Stater |
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| Obverse description | Blank uninscribed obverse, typical of the Cantian stater series, presenting a smooth, plain gold field devoid of any imagery or legend. The surface exhibits the characteristically irregular flan of a hammered Celtic coin, with slight undulations and natural surface variations consistent with Late Iron Age British gold coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain, irregular |
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Dubnovellaunus is one of the first rulers in Britain to put his name on a coin — a deliberate act of political self-distinction at a moment when Romanizing influences were filtering through the southeast via cross-Channel trade with Gaul. Whether he ruled the Cantii alone or shared power with another chieftain of the same name attested among the Trinovantes remains unresolved, and the geographic overlap of issues bearing his name has kept scholars arguing for decades.
The 'Cantian K' designation within ABC and Van Arsdell's classification separates this issue from the broader Dubnovellaunus series by a specific reverse arrangement — the K symbol being a regional die marker rather than an alphabetic letter.