Catti Stater: Tree Symbol on Plain Field (obverse); Horse and Wheel (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.154)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
20–45 CE
This piece comes from Dobunni territory, the tribe occupying an area in the Cotswold (Severn estuary) country. The names found on them are probably those of chieftains rather than of kings.
Names such as Catti, Antedrig, Inam, and Comux appear on various pieces, all names unknown in history. The horse has now become crude on his journey to the wilder parts of the country, but the wheel of the lost chariot remains. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1969.154: Catti Stater: Tree Symbol on Plain Field (obverse); Horse and Wheel (reverse), 20–45 CE. England, Dobunni. Gold; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). Inscribed: CATTI.
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
The Dobunni were one of the tribes believed to have issued coins before the Romans' arrival.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- gold
Design
- Inscription
- CATTI
Identification
- Date recorded
- 20–45 CE
- Culture period
- England, Dobunni
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1969.154
- 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. 13 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. 21-22
- Museum classification
- Coins
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
Recorded means a field is present, not independently verified. Read its wording, supporting source and the entry’s confidence level.
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.