The Dobunni occupied the Cotswold region and were among the few British tribes to develop a coherent coinage tradition before the Claudian invasion of 43 AD. The 'Catti' inscription places this stater within a small group of issues bearing abbreviated names — almost certainly those of tribal leaders or subkings — making it one of the few pre-Roman British coins that can be loosely attributed to a named individual rather than simply a tribal group.
Production almost certainly ceased abruptly in 43 AD when Roman forces moved through Dobunnic territory. Ancient sources suggest the Dobunni submitted without significant resistance, which may explain why their coin dies were abandoned rather than destroyed.
The Dobunni occupied the Cotswold region and were among the few British tribes to develop a coherent coinage tradition before the Claudian invasion of 43 AD. The 'Catti' inscription places this stater within a small group of issues bearing abbreviated names — almost certainly those of tribal leaders or subkings — making it one of the few pre-Roman British coins that can be loosely attributed to a named individual rather than simply a tribal group.
Production almost certainly ceased abruptly in 43 AD when Roman forces moved through Dobunnic territory. Ancient sources suggest the Dobunni submitted without significant resistance, which may explain why their coin dies were abandoned rather than destroyed.