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| Emittent | Catuvellauni tribe |
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| Jahr | 20 BC - 10 AD |
| Typ | Standard circulation coin |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Abstract wreath design composed of crossed vertical and horizontal branches forming four quarters, with opposed crescents at the central intersection. Each quarter contains annulets and foliate sprays arranged to suggest anthropomorphic or zoomorphic hidden faces, a hallmark of late Iron Age Celtic coin artistry. The overall composition is highly stylised, derived ultimately from the classical wreath motif transmitted through Macedonian prototypes, yet thoroughly transformed into a distinctly Catuvellaunian idiom. The field is unlettered, with the decorative elements filling the flan in a dense, symmetrical arrangement. |
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| Reverslegende | TAXCIAVAN |
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| Zusätzliche Informationen |
Tasciovanus ruled the Catuvellauni from a base at Verulamium — modern St Albans — and was among the first British tribal rulers to place his name on coinage, a practice borrowed directly from Gaulish contacts across the Channel. The 'M' series designation groups a cluster of issues distinguished by die-linking patterns rather than any single mint mark, and the attribution to Tasciovanus rests largely on find-spot distribution concentrated in Hertfordshire and Essex.
The Trinovantes, neighbours and sometime rivals to the Catuvellauni, likely fell under Tasciovanian dominance during this period — which complicates any clean attribution of findspot evidence to a single issuing authority.