CCI 04.0840

Physical Description

• Weight (in g): 5.2

Typological Description

Source: ABC 1995

• Object Type: Coin
• Date Range: AD 20–AD 50
• Denomination: Stater
• Material: Gold

• Authority

  • Ruler: Volisios Dumnovellaunos
  • Authority: Corieltavi

• Geographic

  • Region: Northeast Britannia

• Obverse

  • Legend: VOLI SIOS
  • Type: Vertical wreath over two lines of inscription between plain lines, reading VOLI in upper and SIOS in lower, ring of pellets and three-armed spiral in ring in opposite quarters

• Reverse

  • Legend: DVM NOVE (VE conjoined) LLAVNOS
  • Type: Lunate horse left, large open head, pellet triad below head, pellet below tail, DVM above, NOVE below (VE conjoined), LLAVNOS in front (LL formed by horse’s front legs)
• TypeSeries: Ancient British Coins

Findspot Description

• Hoard: Driffield

Findspot

• Findspot: Driffield

References

• Reference: ABC 1995
• Reference: Hobbs 3342-43
• Reference: Spink 419
• Reference: Van Arsdell 988
• Reference: Mack 466

Notes

• Obverse Legend: [V]O[LISIOS]
• Reverse Legend: DVMNOVELLA[VNOS]

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: Institute of Archaeology, Oxford University