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Unique ID: CORN-D3AF7A
Object type certainty: Certain
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Gold-plated contemporary copy of a copper alloy Dobunnic G-type stater of their ruler Catti (c.AD 1-20). The Dobunni were a tribe that lived in the counties of Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bristol and Avon.
Van Arsdell, 1989, p.281, no.1130-1
Hobbs, 1996, p.170, pl.90, no.3059
Cottam, de Jersey, Rudd, and Sills, 2010, p.105, no.2057
See HESH-C2D524 for another gold-plated contemporary copy of a stater of Catti.
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: IRON AGE
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: IRON AGE
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa AD 30
Date to: Circa AD 43
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Weight: 3.8 g
Diameter: 17.7 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 30th December 2015 - Wednesday 30th December 2015
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Denomination: Stater (gold)
Ruler/issuer: CATTI
Tribe: Dobunni
Geographic provenance: British Western
British Museum Catalogue type: 3059x
Van Arsdell Type (VA): 1130.01
Ancient British Coins (ABC): 2057
Obverse description: leaf c or tree-like object made up of ten branches
Obverse inscription: none
Reverse description: A stylised horse made up of pellets and curved lines with the letters CATTI above the horse. The tail of the horse has three strands terminating in pellets with part of a pellet triangle below, the ear is elliptical and there is part of a six-spoked wheel e beneath the horse. There are three crosses under the neck and the belly of the horse and the third is in the sway back above the horse. There are two pellets with a crescent c between them above the back and neck of the horse.
Reverse inscription: CATTI
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Status: Regular
Status qualifier: Certain
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Cottam, E., de Jersey, P., Rudd, C. and Sills, J. | 2010 | Ancient British Coins | Aylsham | Chris Rudd | 105 | no.2057 | |
Hobbs, R. | 1996 | British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum | London | British Museum Press | 170, pl.90 | no.3059 | |
van Arsdell, R.D. | 1989 | Celtic Coinage of Britain | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 281 | no.1130-1 |