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Tasciovanus Stater: Crossed Wreaths (obverse); Horse and Bucranium (Head of Ox) (reverse)

20 BC–AD 10

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Tasciovanus was the first king of the Catuvellauni to put his name on his coins; otherwise he is completely unknown to history. It is based on earlier coin designs with the addition of a legend containing an abbreviation of his name and a bucranium (head of an ox) above the horse. Often earlier coins are badly executed, causing elements of the design to be cut off, as seen here.

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  • Title: Tasciovanus Stater: Crossed Wreaths (obverse); Horse and Bucranium (Head of Ox) (reverse)
  • Date Created: 20 BC–AD 10
  • Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 1.7 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/1969.150
  • Medium: gold
  • Inscriptions: TASCIAV
  • Fun Fact: The Catuvellauni were a Celtic tribe or state of southeastern Britain before the Roman conquest.
  • Department: Medieval Art
  • Culture: England (Ancient Britain), Catuvellauni
  • Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
  • Collection: MED - Numismatics
  • Accession Number: 1969.150
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