Tasciovanos Warrior. Silver unit.
£375
The Catuvellauni, ‘men good in battle’, were one of the two main north-Thames tribes, concentrated in Hertfordshire and including parts of seven surrounding counties. They were probably the most powerful tribe in Britain when their king,Cassivellaunos, commanded the British coalition against Caesar in 54BC. Mint-sites at their capital, Verlamion (St Albans), and maybe Braughing.
Tasciovanos Warrior. c.25BC-AD10. Silver unit. 11-14mm. 0.71g. Bearded head facing left, beaded crescents for hair./ Warrior on horse facing right, TASC[IA] around. ABC 2610, VA 1745, BMC 1667-68, S 230. CCI 22.0079 (this coin). 1/3 missing, otherwiseVF, bright silver, sharp warrior. Ex J Anderson collection, bt CR (2022), ex Gloucestershire collection. RARE only 37 others recorded. Was £450. Now only £375
What an amazingly hairy head! One of the few you can turn upside down and it still looks right.
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