The Cantiaci (perhaps ‘land of the assembly men’), may have comprised four tribes occupying Kent (KE), centred on the Weald and rivers Stour, Medway and Darent. Diviciacos, king of the Suessiones, c.90-70 BC, may have held territory here. Caesar mentions four kings: Cingetorix, Carvilios, Taximagulos and Segovax, c.60-54 BC. Coins minted at the capital, Durovernum (Canterbury), Duno, Sego, and maybe Durobrivae (Rochester).

Striations Left. Holman C3/1-2b. c.105-90 BC. Cast potin unit. 17mm. 1.82g. Linear head facing left, central eye pellet, open face and nose./ Angular bull facing left, two crescents above, exergual line, faint horizontal striations. ABC 153, VA 117-1, BMC 674, S–. VF, clear head. Ex Anthony Levine collection, bt. Chris Rudd (2022). EXTREMELY RARE.                         Was £85. Now only £75

Robert Van Arsdell says: “The striations were produced by wood pressed against the clay to smooth it. This type vindicates Evans’ 1864 assertion that wood was used in the mould making process” (Celtic Coinage of Britain, 1989, p.84).