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GAUL, Central. Aedui. Dubnocoveros and Dubnorex. Circa 100-50 BC. AR Quinarius (14mm, 1.69 g, 9h). Female head right; [DV]BNOCOV before / Warrior standing left, holding boar standard; DVBNORE[X] to right. D&T 3211; Depeyrot, NC IV, 213; CCCBM II 483-6. VF, toned, light porosity. Rare.
Depeyrot records only 51 examples, most of which are in museums. Dubnocoveros means 'giant of the world' and Dubnorex means 'king of the world'. The latter is probably the same person as Dumnorix, described by Caesar as the brother of Diviciacus "...who at that time held the chief magistracy of his tribe and enjoyed great popularity" (BG 1.3).
Depeyrot records only 51 examples, most of which are in museums. Dubnocoveros means 'giant of the world' and Dubnorex means 'king of the world'. The latter is probably the same person as Dumnorix, described by Caesar as the brother of Diviciacus "...who at that time held the chief magistracy of his tribe and enjoyed great popularity" (BG 1.3).