Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side.　
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

On the side of the coin on the left is an highly ornamental design, consisting of lines, and circles in the shape of a cross. The other side of the coin depicts a horse galloping facing right, standing on it's hind legs, front legs raised in the air; above, lines and symbols; below, a dot.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.3
People
The Catuvellauni, Celtic
Title
Stater of the Catuvellauni, Britain
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
40 BCE-20 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Britain (Britannia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial
Culture
Celtic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/188864

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3700, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Roman Art
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.84 g
Die Axis
4
Denomination
stater

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Glending, 2 June 1930 (Braithwaite), 1. Evans C 5 var;

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Mack 133;Allen p.109-10,44-45

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.3
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Laureate head, transformed into cruciform ornament.
Rev.: Horse galloping r.; beneath, symbol; above, lines and arabesques. Below, dot.

Exhibition History

  • Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008
  • 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Verification Level

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