Catti Stater: Tree Symbol on Plain Field (obverse); Horse and Wheel (reverse)

Description

This piece comes from Dobunni territory, the tribe occupying an area in the Cotswold (Severn estuary) country. The names found on them are probably those of chieftains rather than of kings. Names such as Catti, Antedrig, Inam, and Comux appear on various pieces, all names unknown in history. The horse has now become crude on his journey to the wilder parts of the country, but the wheel of the lost chariot remains.

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-)

Catti Stater: Tree Symbol on Plain Field (obverse); Horse and Wheel (reverse)

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20–45 CE

Accession Number

1969.154

Medium

gold

Dimensions

Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)

Classification

Coins

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

The Norweb Collection