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Addedomaros Stater: Crescents (obverse); Horse, Branch, and Spiral Sun (reverse)

50 BC–AD 10

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Addedomaros was a king of the tribe of Trinovantes, whose territory comprised parts of Essex and Suffolk, with its capital at Camulodunum, now known as Colchester. As a ruler, Addedomaros is completely unknown to history and thus only exists through his coins. Julius Caesar mentions that the Trinovantes were enemies of the Catuvellauni, their tribal areas being adjacent. He also comments that they supplied him with provisions during his second landing in Britain in 54 BC, thirty-nine years before the time of Addedomaros.

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  • Title: Addedomaros Stater: Crescents (obverse); Horse, Branch, and Spiral Sun (reverse)
  • Date Created: 50 BC–AD 10
  • Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
  • Provenance: Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Type: Coins
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.147
  • Medium: gold
  • Inscriptions: AD[D]ED O[MAROS]
  • Fun Fact: Addedomarus was a king of southeastern Britain and his name is known only from his inscribed coins.
  • Department: Medieval Art
  • Culture: England (Ancient Britain), Catuvellauni
  • Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
  • Collection: MED - Numismatics
  • Accession Number: 1969.147
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