Cunobeline Quarter Stater: Corn (obverse); Horse and Branch (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.153)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 10–40 CE
The ear of corn or wheat is frequently found on coins of Cunobeline. The workmanship on the horse is not as good as another in the collection, 1969.152 . The relative proportions of the head and neck are poor and the animal has acquired an additional joint in its right foreleg, though this does not appear on all specimens.
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1969.153: Cunobeline Quarter Stater: Corn (obverse); Horse and Branch (reverse), c. 10–40 CE. England. Gold; diameter: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.). Inscribed: CA MV; CVNO. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Cunobeline (Strong as a Dog), was a king in pre-Roman Britain from about AD 9 until about AD 40.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
- Material and technique
- gold
Design
- Inscriptions
- CA MV; CVNO
Identification
- Date recorded
- c. 10–40 CE
- Culture period
- England
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1969.153
- Published references
- 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. pp. 12 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. pp. 17-18
- Museum classification
- Coins
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider coin type and standard catalogue references (e.g. SNG, RPC, RIC) against numismatic literature.