Stater, Volisios Dumnocoveros, Ancient Britain, 1-60 AD
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1-60 AD
Gold coin; Denomination: stater The legend on this coin, VOLISIOS DVMNOCOVEROS, is thought to be the name of a chief of the Corieltauni (whom the Romans would call a King) but may have been a magistrate responsible for issuing coins - the person is unknown other than from the coins.
Obverse: A vertical wreath made up of square leaves running in opposite directions from the centre of the coin. Across this in two lines is the legend VO [LI] / SI [OS], on this coin only the letters to the left of the wreath are clear. Reverse: A disjointed horse depicted mostly by crescents advancing to the left; around the horse starting behind its ear, DOM NOCO VE [ROS]. Edge: plain.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 19 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.325 g (Weight)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Ancient Britain
- Series recorded
- Celtic
- Denomination recorded
- Stater
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-70863
- Museum object name
- Coin - Stater, Volisios Dumnocoveros, Corieltauvi (Coritani), Ancient Britain, 1-60 AD
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- NU 30
- Published references
- Mack 463 Evans XVII.1
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
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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: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.