Description
Denomination: Silver unit
Period: Ancient Britain or Iron age
Date: Early 1st century
Origin: Western England
Condition: AVF/VF
Obverse: Crude head known as ‘Moon Head’. right. pellet triads for hair to left. pellet for eye to left. large boss on chin. stalk-like lips. wavy ?hair above
Reverse: Annulate horse with triple tail. flower motif below. stylised bird head above
Size and Weight: 0.96g. 14mm
References: ABC 2015. Spink 377
Features and Provenance: The Dobunni was a Celtic. Ancient British Iron Age tribe. residing in an areas now known as Gloucestershire. Worcestershire and Avon. They were a trading tribe and their coinage thus spread far and wide. even into Wales. where no native coinage was minted at the time. The meaning of the tribe’s name is not known but their emblem seems to be that of a stylised tree and since their homeland was heavily forested then. this is feasible. Our example is known as the ‘Cotswold Eagle’ and is scarce. This was minted at a time when silver was becoming scarcer and thus the coins were becoming debased. with a greater percentage of copper.
Condition Summary. This varies with the age of coin and there are grades between
Uncirculated (U). As struck with no traces of wear
Extremely Fine (EF). Very slight traces of wear. all parts of legend etc present. visible and clear
Very Fine (VF). Some signs of wear on the higher parts of the relief. all parts of legend etc present. but maybe worn
Fine (F). Wear on the coin and parts of legend etc may be missing or not visible
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