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Source Description
This particular type of stater received its type name, Whaddon Chase, from a hoard of over 320 such pieces which were turned up by a plow in a field called Narbury on the Whaddon Hall estate, Buckinghamshire, on February 14, 1849. The surrounding countryside is known as Whaddon Chase, the name still in use today. This area is well within the territory of the Catuvellaunia.
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144335
label
Stater: Wreath, Cloak, and Crescents (obverse); Horse and Wing Motif (reverse)
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144335
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object
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Stater: Wreath, Cloak, and Crescents (obverse); Horse and Wing Motif (reverse)
description
This particular type of stater received its type name, Whaddon Chase, from a hoard of over 320 such pieces which were turned up by a plow in a field called Narbury on the Whaddon Hall estate, Buckinghamshire, on February 14, 1849. The surrounding countryside is known as Whaddon Chase, the name still in use today. This area is well within the territory of the Catuvellaunia.
date
c. 60–20 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79921393
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Coins
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
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England, Catuvellauni
accession
1969.149
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tec
gold
tombstone
Stater: Wreath, Cloak, and Crescents (obverse); Horse and Wing Motif (reverse), c. 60–20 BCE. England, Catuvellauni. Gold; diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.149
collection
MED - Numismatics
didYouKnow
The fortunes of the Catuvellauni and their kings can be traced through ancient 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.8
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.
page_number
pp. 17-18
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The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 07:24:41.708000
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144335
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Medieval Art
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MED - Numismatics
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gold
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