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BRITAIN. Catuvellauni & Trinovantes. Tasciovanus (ca. 20 BC-AD 10). AV stater (17mm, 5.41 gm, 2h). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5. Trinovantian N, ca. 20-15 BC. Two crossed open wreaths with opposed crescents and three pellets in center; pellet in annulet on each arm / T-AS-C, Celticized horseman galloping right, raising carnyx; wheel motifs around. Van Arsdell 1730-5. SCBC 158. Cleanly struck in attractive "rose gold."
From A Professor's Collection of Ancient and Medieval Coinage. Ex Davissons, Auction 7 (21 August 1996), lot 11
Tasciovanus had a long and eventful reign as one of the most powerful Celtic kings of Britain. His coinage was one of the largest and most sophisticated of the era. Long thought to be a Trinovantan king, he is now accepted as a ruler of the Catuvellauni who also held sway over the neighboring Trinovantes.
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BRITAIN. Catuvellauni & Trinovantes. Tasciovanus (ca. 20 BC-AD 10). AV stater (17mm, 5.41 gm, 2h). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5. Trinovantian N, ca. 20-15 BC. Two crossed open wreaths with opposed crescents and three pellets in center; pellet in annulet on each arm / T-AS-C, Celticized horseman galloping right, raising carnyx; wheel motifs around. Van Arsdell 1730-5. SCBC 158. Cleanly struck in attractive "rose gold."
From A Professor's Collection of Ancient and Medieval Coinage. Ex Davissons, Auction 7 (21 August 1996), lot 11
Tasciovanus had a long and eventful reign as one of the most powerful Celtic kings of Britain. His coinage was one of the largest and most sophisticated of the era. Long thought to be a Trinovantan king, he is now accepted as a ruler of the Catuvellauni who also held sway over the neighboring Trinovantes.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/celtic/ancients-britain-catuvellauni-and-trinovantes-tasciovanus-ca-20-bc-ad-10-av-stater-17mm-541-gm-2h-ngc-au-4-/a/61309-21002.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61309-02122023
HID02906262019
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