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Addedomaros was a king of the tribe of Trinovantes, whose territory comprised parts of Essex and Suffolk, with its capital at Camulodunum, now known as Colchester. As a ruler, Addedomaros is completely unknown to history and thus only exists through his coins. Julius Caesar mentions that the Trinovantes were enemies of the Catuvellauni, their tribal areas being adjacent. He also comments that they supplied him with provisions during his second landing in Britain in 54 BC, thirty-nine years before the time of Addedomaros.
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144329
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Addedomaros Stater: Crescents (obverse); Horse, Branch, and Spiral Sun (reverse)
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144329
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object
title
Addedomaros Stater: Crescents (obverse); Horse, Branch, and Spiral Sun (reverse)
description
Addedomaros was a king of the tribe of Trinovantes, whose territory comprised parts of Essex and Suffolk, with its capital at Camulodunum, now known as Colchester. As a ruler, Addedomaros is completely unknown to history and thus only exists through his coins. Julius Caesar mentions that the Trinovantes were enemies of the Catuvellauni, their tribal areas being adjacent. He also comments that they supplied him with provisions during his second landing in Britain in 54 BC, thirty-nine years before the time of Addedomaros.
date
50 BCE–10 CE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79921381
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Coins
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
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England, Catuvellauni
accession
1969.147
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gold
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Addedomaros Stater: Crescents (obverse); Horse, Branch, and Spiral Sun (reverse), 50 BCE–10 CE. England, Catuvellauni. Gold; diameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.147
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MED - Numismatics
inscriptions
inscription
AD[D]ED O[MAROS]
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reverse
didYouKnow
Addedomarus was a king of southeastern Britain and his name is known only from his inscribed coins.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection. 1968.
page_number
pp. 6
citation
Emery May Norweb Collection (Cleveland, Ohio), Emery May Norweb, C. E. Blunt, F. Elmore Jones, and R. P. Mack. Collection of Ancient British, Romano-British and English Coins. London: Spink, 1971.
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pp. 1, 21-22
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The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 07:24:39.853000
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144329
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Medieval Art
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MED - Numismatics
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gold
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