id:			144345
accession number:	1969.152
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.152
updated:		2023-03-11 20:50:48.050000

Cunobeline Stater: Tablet on Wreath (reverse); Two Horses and Wheel (reverse), c. AD 10–40. England (Ancient Britain), 1st century A.D.. Gold; diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.152

title:				Cunobeline Stater: Tablet on Wreath (reverse); Two Horses and Wheel (reverse)
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series:				
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creation date:			c. AD 10–40
creation date earliest:		5
creation date latest:		45
current location:		
creditline:			The Norweb Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	England (Ancient Britain), 1st century A.D.
technique:	gold
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Numismatics
type:		Coins
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	CAMVL
	translation:	
	remark:		

	inscription:	[CVNO]BELI[N]
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times.</em> The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1969
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1969-
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fun fact:
Cunobeline's name is derived from Common Brittonic Cunobelinos, which translates to "strong as a dog."

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wall description:
Cunobeline is mentioned by various Roman historians. He was a powerful ruler, the son of Tasciovanus. He is known to have had one brother, Epaticcus, and possibly another, Sego, as well as two sons, Caratacus and Togodumnus. The history of this ancient time is very confused, particularly over family relationships; some of the sons and brothers may well have been sons-in-law and brothers-in-law. Cunobeline had his capital at Camulodunum, now Colchester. The workmanship of this extremely rare piece is remarkable in many ways. Study of the obverse shows that at least one of the V-shaped ornaments referred to by scholars is traditionally described as "heart" shape. In fact it is the little ivy leaf frequently found on Roman coins. The two well-executed, three-dimensional spirited horses on the reverse are unusual. One such animal is normally all the engraver of the period usually attempts. The wheel of the lost chariot is still present and the neat design of a leaf as an ornament is interesting. All this design detail serves to crowd off all but a few letters of the ruler's name. The CAMVL on the obverse makes this one of the earliest British native coins to state its mint town origin.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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.
	page number: 	pp. 11
	url:		

	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.
	page number: 	pp. 1, 17-18
	url:		

	Fliegel, Stephen. "A Little-Known Celtic Stone Head." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 77, no. 3 (1990): 82-103.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 88
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25160110

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