Dobunni Celtic Coins for Sale

The Dobunni tribe’s capital was Cornivum Dobvnnirvm which was located at Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The tribal territory was West Oxon, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Avon and south parts of Hertfordshire and Worcestershire. These were a non Belgic people occupying impressive hillforts with some Belgic influences.

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Dobunni (Mid 1st century B.C. - Mid 1st Century A.D.)

Iron Age Dobunni Eisu ‘Oxo’ Triple Tailed Horse Celtic Silver Unit 025935

Iron Age Dobunni Eisu ‘Oxo’ Triple Tailed Horse Celtic Silver Unit
Silver, 0.97 grams, 12.30 mm. Dobunni Regular Series, Class F; circa AD 20-43?. Obverse: celticized head right with O-X-O on face made up of two pellet in ring motifs with ‘X’ between, ‘X’ indistinct, Reverse: triple-tailed horse left with pellet above and below, EI above horse, SU below horse. References: ABC 2081; VA. 1110-1, BMC 3043-51, 3054-55, Ev.1.9, Al. H, M 389, S 382. Good fine. Found Oxfordshire, UK.

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Iron Age Dobunni Eisu ‘Oxo’ Triple Tailed Horse Celtic Silver Unit 025935


Celtic Coin Book References:

S = Coins of England and the United Kingdom
M = R P Mack, The Coinage of Ancient Britain
VA = R D Van Arsdell, Celtic Coinage in Britain
BMC = D Allen & R Hobbs, British Museum Catalogues
GEB = J Sills, Gaulish and Early British Gold Coinage
LT = S Gouet, M Prieur & L Schmitt, La Tour
CCI = Celtic Coin Index at Oxford University
WW = Wildwinds.com (reference & attribution site)



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