Stater: BODVOC on plain field (obverse); Horse, Wheel, and Crescent (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.155)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
10 BCE–20 CE
On coins in this same series the obverse legend (BODVOC) changes position. On some it is central across the field and complete, on others above and incomplete as seen here. As far as is known Bodvoc was one of the rulers of the Dobunni tribe. The horse has become even more crude, made up of lines and pellets and rough curves. The spokes of the wheel fail to meet nearly at the center. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1969.155: Stater: BODVOC on plain field (obverse); Horse, Wheel, and Crescent (reverse), 10 BCE–20 CE. England, Dobunni. Gold; diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). Inscribed: BODVO[C].. 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 a tribe that lived on the British Isles prior to the Roman invasion of Britain.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- gold
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- gold
Design
- Inscription
- BODVO[C].
Identification
- Date recorded
- 10 BCE–20 CE
- Culture period
- England, Dobunni
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1969.155
- Published references
- 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 · 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. 14
- Museum classification
- Coins
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Recorded
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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.