Stater: BODVOC on plain field (obverse); Horse, Wheel, and Crescent (reverse)

Description

On coins in this same series the obverse legend (BODVOC) changes position. On some it is central across the field and complete, on others above and incomplete as seen here. As far as is known Bodvoc was one of the rulers of the Dobunni tribe. The horse has become even more crude, made up of lines and pellets and rough curves. The spokes of the wheel fail to meet nearly at the center.

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: BODVOC on plain field (obverse); Horse, Wheel, and Crescent (reverse)

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10 BCE–20 CE

Accession Number

1969.155

Medium

gold

Dimensions

Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)

Classification

Coins

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

The Norweb Collection