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Source Description
Dubnovellaunus was the king of the area around Kent. He was a warlike ruler and at various times possessed territory on both sides of the Thames. He may have succeeded Addedomaros by conquest and ruled over the Trinovantes. He undoubtedly suffered defeat at the hands of Cunobeline of the Catuvellauni and was forced back to Kent. He was one of the British chieftains mentioned with Tincommius on the monument to Augustus at Ancyra in Galatia.
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Document identity
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144332
label
Dubnovellaunos Stater: Wreath and Crescents (obverse); Horse with Branch (reverse)
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144332
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object
title
Dubnovellaunos Stater: Wreath and Crescents (obverse); Horse with Branch (reverse)
description
Dubnovellaunus was the king of the area around Kent. He was a warlike ruler and at various times possessed territory on both sides of the Thames. He may have succeeded Addedomaros by conquest and ruled over the Trinovantes. He undoubtedly suffered defeat at the hands of Cunobeline of the Catuvellauni and was forced back to Kent. He was one of the British chieftains mentioned with Tincommius on the monument to Augustus at Ancyra in Galatia.
date
20 BCE–10 CE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79921388
genreSpecific
Coins
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
cul
England, Trinovantes
accession
1969.148
Source extras
tec
gold
tombstone
Dubnovellaunos Stater: Wreath and Crescents (obverse); Horse with Branch (reverse), 20 BCE–10 CE. England, Trinovantes. Gold; diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.148
collection
MED - Numismatics
inscriptions
inscription
[DVBNO]VELLAVN
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reverse
didYouKnow
Dubnovellaunus, an early king of ancient Britain, is known from the discovery of coins that bear his name.
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. 7
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. 1, 21-22
creditline
The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 07:24:41.238000
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144332
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Medieval Art
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MED - Numismatics
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gold
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