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Hello! As a challenge I thought it would be quite fun to see who can ID this coin the fastest as I believe this is quite a tricky one, it was ID'ed on another forum however took them quite a while. When I saw it on ebay I just had to buy it. This particular coin was found in Canterbury, UK along with two others, a silver and a gold(The fifth one ever recorded) all from the same period. I was lucky enough to have enough money to purchase the bronze. I have done quite a bit of googling into this coin however it turned very little up. I'm trying to keep the description down to a minimum as I don't want to give the game away. I will give some clues if know one works out what is is. Knowing my luck the experts on here will be able to ID it in a few minutes!  Big, big, big respect to whoever ID's this  Here it is: SIZE: 12.5mm/1.60 grams  |
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I'll start, is the reverse some kind of Celtic pentogram, also seen similar (only loosely) designs on some Mysia Pitane coins  |
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Just a stab in the dark, the Celtic tribe Cantiaci settled that area so I'll say it's from them.
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I'll start, is the reverse some kind of Celtic pentogram, also seen similar (only loosely) designs on some Mysia Pitane coins Quote:
Just a stab in the dark, the Celtic tribe Cantiaci settled that area so I'll say it's from them. Ok, your in the right period . The reverse is regarded as just a "star shaped pattern" with a pellet in a ring according to Spink. It was minted in either Verulamium(St. Albans) or Camulodunum(Colchester) however its most likely it was St Albans. The tribe which it is from is the Catuvellauni.(I won't give away date just yet as that may give it away rather quickly  ) Edited by Coinage123
01/24/2013 10:09 am
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Tasciovanus, around 20BC?
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Yes, but also no. Try some of his associates  |
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Edited by bobbyhelmet
01/24/2013 11:08 am
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Starting to struggle now, Caratacus?
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Or maybe Cunobelinus?
Edited a double post.
Edited by bobbyhelmet
01/24/2013 11:09 am
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Trinovantes DIAS Celtic ?
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You are so close! From what I can see there were four associates of Tasciovanus, Andoco, Dias, Rues and the guy who my coin belongs to. They were either 'sub-kings' of the Catuvellauni territory or rivals to the throne. Know one really knows for sure.
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Andoco, Dias, Rues Ive really narrowed it down know. I've listed 3/4, mine is the remaining one. the design of the obverse is something commonly mentioned when you mention ancient egypt...  |
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Very interesting reverse, do you (does anyone) know anything about its significance. It looks almost Griffin like in the above examples. |
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