Cunobeline Quarter Stater: Corn (obverse); Horse and Branch (reverse)

Description

The ear of corn or wheat is frequently found on coins of Cunobeline. The workmanship on the horse is not as good as another in the collection, 1969.152. The relative proportions of the head and neck are poor and the animal has acquired an additional joint in its right foreleg, though this does not appear on all specimens.

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-)

Cunobeline Quarter Stater: Corn (obverse); Horse and Branch (reverse)

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c. 10–40 CE

Accession Number

1969.153

Medium

gold

Dimensions

Diameter: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)

Classification

Coins

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

The Norweb Collection