Stater: Wreath, Cloak, and Crescents (obverse); Horse and Wing Motif (reverse)

Description

This particular type of stater received its type name, Whaddon Chase, from a hoard of over 320 such pieces which were turned up by a plow in a field called Narbury on the Whaddon Hall estate, Buckinghamshire, on February 14, 1849. The surrounding countryside is known as Whaddon Chase, the name still in use today. This area is well within the territory of the Catuvellaunia.

Provenance

Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art (-1969); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (-1969)

Stater: Wreath, Cloak, and Crescents (obverse); Horse and Wing Motif (reverse)

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c. 60–20 BCE

Accession Number

1969.149

Medium

gold

Dimensions

Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)

Classification

Coins

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

The Norweb Collection