Gold ¼ Stater - Cunobelinus Biga
Features
| Issuer |
Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes
(Celtic Britain)  |
|---|---|
| Król |
Cunobeline (9-40)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 10-20 |
| Value | ¼ Stater |
| Currency | Stater |
| Composition | Złoto |
| Weight | 1.35 g |
| Diameter | 13 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 118211 |
| References | ABC# 2807 Elizabeth Cottam, Philip de Jersey, Chris Rudd, John Sills; 2010. Ancient British Coins. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. Robert D. Van Arsdell; 1989. Celtic Coinage of Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes).Richard Hobbs; 1996. British Iron Age coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Mack# 202Richard Paston Mack; 1975. The Coinage of Ancient Britain. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Sills# 573, 574 John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
Series: Biga
Obverse
(en) Inscription (with ligate letters) in beaded or plain-line tablet with ringed pellets at either end, in centre of vertical wreath of small horizontal leaves either side of a solid line enclosed in round-cornered panels. Heart shaped 'faces' and splayed pellet V-shapes in opposite angles.
Script: łaciński
Lettering: CAMVL
Unabridged legend: Camulodunon.
Reverse
(en) Biga (two-horse chariot) left with Roman Republic-style horses. Large leaf above, sometimes with pellet below. Ringed pellet or four-spoked wheel below. Inscription below.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
CVNO or
CVN
Unabridged legend: Cunobelinus.
Mint
| CAMVL | Camulodunum, modern-day Colchester, United Kingdom |
Comments
(en)
27 in the Celtic Coin Index.
7 in the Portable Antiquities Scheme database.
2 in the British Museum.
47 in Sills.
The above counts include duplicates.
Van Arsdell Classification: Trinovantian T, Coinage of Cunobeline, Restoration Period (Heavy Staters), Biga Type Gold Coins.
Rainer Kretz, “The biga gold of Cunobelinus”, BNJ 80, 2010:
Kretz Type A (Early):
A1 (Sills DK 573 var. 1; BMC 1836A): Hearts at 11 and 5 o’clock, V-shapes at 1 and 7 o’clock, panel border of tiny pellets, neat CAMVL with A-M-V ligate , central pellet. Stocky horses, ringed pellet below, tiny pellet under tail, lower edge of leaf convex; CVNO. See CCI 01.0834.
A2 (Sills DK 573 var. 2): Hearts at 1 and 7 o’clock, panel border of plain lines, CAMVL with A-M-V-L (leaning) ligate. Ringed pellet below horses, tiny pellet under tail, lower edge of leaf slightly concave; CVNO. See CCI 05.0798. This is Chris Rudd's ‘Early Type with Ringed Pellet’ (Chris Rudd List 142, 7 Sep 2015, lot 38).
A2 var. 1 (Sills DK 573 var. 3): Pellet above horse and under horse’s tail, lower edge of leaf straight; CVN.
A3 (Star; Sills DK 573 var. 4): As A2 but blundered CAMVL with final L inverted. Small star above horse, pellet under horse’s tail, lower edge of leaf straight; CVNO. See CCI 95.0407.
Kretz Type B (Late):
B1 (Sills DK 573 var. 5): Hearts at 1 and 7 o’clock, panel border of plain lines, expanded CAMVL with A-M-V ligate. Four-spoked wheel below horses, no pellets, lower edge of leaf convex; CVNO. See CCI 95.0571, CCI 96.1101.
B2 (Sills DK 573 var. 6): As A2 with A-M-V-L (leaning) ligate. Reverse as B1 with wheel but horses plumper. See CCI 97.1631.
B2 var. 1: As B2 but pellet under tail. See CCI 99.0488.
B3 (Sills DK 574; VA 1913-01; BMC 1836): Obverse as A2 but reading CAIAL (A unbarred). Reverse as B2 var. 1. See CCI 69.0373.
B4: Obverse as B1 but A unbarred. Reverse as B2 var. 1 but larger horses. See CCI 02.0478, CCI 97.2120.
Sills Biga (11 obverse, 10 reverse dies): North Thames Coinage; Type: Cunobelinus; Quarter Staters: Class 1 - Biga. A simplified version of the stater (ABC 2771).
Sills DK 573 var. 1 (Kretz A1): Beaded-line panel, heart in top left and bottom right. Ringed pellet below horses.
Sills DK 573 var. 2 (Kretz A2): Separate C and A-M-V-L ligate (L tilted) in plain-line panel. Ringed pellet below horses (see CCI 05.0798).
Sills DK 573 var. 3 (Kretz A2 var. 1): Ringed pellet below horses, pellet above the biga and under the horse's tail. This is Chris Rudd's ‘Two Dots’ (Chris Rudd List 167, 14 October 2019, lot 30).
Sills DK 573 var. 4 (Kretz A3): Ringed pellet below horses, star above biga (see CCI 95.0407).
Sills DK 573 var. 5 (Kretz B1): CAMVL with A-M-V ligate (bar on A often omitted) in plain-line panel, heart in top right and bottom left quadrants. Four-spoked wheel below horses, sometimes with pellets in quadrants of wheel. See CCI 95.0571, CCI 96.1101.
Sills DK 573 var. 6 (Kretz B2): A-M-V-L (tilted) ligate. Wheel below horses.
Sills DK 574 (Kretz B3; VA 1913-01; BMC 1836): Plain-line panel with blundered CAIAL. Wheel below horses.
Sills chronology: Gallo-Belgic Ca - British G (Early Clacton) / Aa Westerham - British La (Whaddon Chase) - British Lb (Westbury) - Addedomaros - Dubnovellaunos - Tasciovanos - Cunobelinus (Biga - Linear - Wild - Plastic - Classic).
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
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| ND (10-20) | 
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Sills# 573 (Kretz A1)John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
(en) Beaded-line panel, heart in top left and bottom right. Ringed pellet below horse | ||||||||||||
| ND (10-20) |
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Sills# 573 (Kretz A2 var. 1)John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
(en) Ringed pellet below horses, pellet above the biga and under the horse's tail | ||||||||||||
| ND (10-20) | Sills# 573 (Kretz A2)John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
(en) Separate C and AMVL ligate (L tilted). Ringed pellet below horses | |||||||||||||
| ND (10-20) | Sills# 573 (Kretz A3)John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
(en) Ringed pellet below horses, star above biga | |||||||||||||
| ND (10-20) |
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Sills# 573 (Kretz B1)John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
(en) Separate C and L and ligate AMV. Wheel below horses | ||||||||||||
| ND (10-20) | Sills# 573 (Kretz B2 var.)John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
(en) Separate C and AMVL ligate (L tilted). Wheel below horses, pellet under tail | |||||||||||||
| ND (10-20) |
|
Sills# 573 (Kretz B2)John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
(en) Separate C and AMVL ligate (L tilted). Wheel below horses | ||||||||||||
| ND (10-20) | Sills# 573 (Kretz B4)John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
(en) Separate C and L and ligate AMV, A unbarred. Wheel below large horses, pellet under tail | |||||||||||||
| ND (10-20) |
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Sills# 574 (Kretz B3)John Sills; 2017. Divided Kingdoms: The Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England. Chris Rudd, Aylsham, United Kingdom. |
(en) Blundered CAIAL. Wheel below horses | ||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Examples of the type
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ND (10-20) – Sills# 574 (Kretz B3) – (en) Blundered CAIAL. Wheel below horses • 13 mm • 1.35 g (see more)
ND (10-20) – Sills# 574 (Kretz B3) – (en) Blundered CAIAL. Wheel below horses • 13 mm • 1.35 g (see more)
Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Noonans 17 Mar 2010 Auction - Sale 85 Lot 70 
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17 Mar 2010 | ND (10-20) – Sills# 573 (Kretz A1) – (en) Beaded-line panel, heart in top left and bottom right. Ringed pellet below horse | XF |
USD 1410.73
(GBP 1050.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © NOONANS | ||||||
  |
Noonans Auction 319 Lot 1040
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6 Mar 2025 | ND (10-20) – Sills# 573 (Kretz A1) – (en) Beaded-line panel, heart in top left and bottom right. Ringed pellet below horse | VF |
USD 1209.20
(GBP 900.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © NOONANS | ||||||
  |
Spink Auction 14004 Lot 1334
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26 Mar 2014 | ND (10-20) – Sills# 573 (Kretz A2 var. 1) – (en) Ringed pellet below horses, pellet above the biga and under the horse's tail | VF |
USD 2418.40
(GBP 1800.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Spink and Son | ||||||
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Spink Auction 15049 Lot 375
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2 Dec 2015 | ND (10-20) – Sills# 573 (Kretz B1) – (en) Separate C and L and ligate AMV. Wheel below horses | XF |
USD 1142.02
(GBP 850.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Spink and Son | ||||||
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Spink Auction 7010 Lot 352
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29 Mar 2007 | ND (10-20) – Sills# 573 (Kretz B2) – (en) Separate C and AMVL ligate (L tilted). Wheel below horses | VF |
USD 644.91
(GBP 480.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Spink and Son | ||||||
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