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Dubnovellaunos Stater: Wreath and Crescents (obverse); Horse with Branch (reverse)

20 BC–AD 10

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Dubnovellaunus was the king of the area around Kent. He was a warlike ruler and at various times possessed territory on both sides of the Thames. He may have succeeded Addedomaros by conquest and ruled over the Trinovantes. He undoubtedly suffered defeat at the hands of Cunobeline of the Catuvellauni and was forced back to Kent. He was one of the British chieftains mentioned with Tincommius on the monument to Augustus at Ancyra in Galatia.

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  • Title: Dubnovellaunos Stater: Wreath and Crescents (obverse); Horse with Branch (reverse)
  • Date Created: 20 BC–AD 10
  • Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 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/1969.148
  • Medium: gold
  • Inscriptions: [DVBNO]VELLAVN
  • Fun Fact: Dubnovellaunus, an early king of ancient Britain, is known from the discovery of coins that bear his name.
  • Department: Medieval Art
  • Culture: England (Ancient Britain), Trinovantes
  • Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
  • Collection: MED - Numismatics
  • Accession Number: 1969.148
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