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Catti Stater: Tree Symbol on Plain Field (obverse); Horse and Wheel (reverse)

AD 20–45

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

This piece comes from Dobunni territory, the tribe occupying an area in the Cotswold (Severn estuary) country. The names found on them are probably those of chieftains rather than of kings. Names such as Catti, Antedrig, Inam, and Comux appear on various pieces, all names unknown in history. The horse has now become crude on his journey to the wilder parts of the country, but the wheel of the lost chariot remains.

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  • Title: Catti Stater: Tree Symbol on Plain Field (obverse); Horse and Wheel (reverse)
  • Date Created: AD 20–45
  • Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 2 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/1969.154
  • Medium: gold
  • Inscriptions: CATTI
  • Fun Fact: The Dobunni were one of the tribes believed to have issued coins before the Romans' arrival.
  • Department: Medieval Art
  • Culture: England (Ancient Britain), Dobunni
  • Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
  • Collection: MED - Numismatics
  • Accession Number: 1969.154
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