Obverse:
Beardless head facing left with ringed-pellet
eye and two-pin mouth, hair of four curved
locks of beaded lines in triple bands, wearing
beaded neck torc, cock's head in front, serrated
'sunburst', pellets and reversed-S below.
Reverse:
Horse galloping right with three beaded tails
and beaded mane, cock's head above and below,
curved line and beaded ring in front, hook-shape
under tails.
History:
The Dobunnic territory stretched over Gloucestershire,
Hereford and Worcester and into parts of Somerset,
Wiltshire and Gwent. The original coin was
found in Chieveley, Berkshire and only a very
few examples exist.
Date:
Circa 20 - 1 BC.
Diameter:
1.4cm
