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Catti Stater: Tree Symbol on Plain Field (obverse); Horse and Wheel (reverse)

20–45 CE

England, Dobunni

gold
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1969.154
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The Dobunni were one of the tribes believed to have issued coins before the Romans' arrival.

Description

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.
  • -1969
    Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1969-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • 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
  • Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).
    English Gold Coins: Ancient to Modern Times. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1963).
  • {{cite web|title=Catti Stater: Tree Symbol on Plain Field (obverse); Horse and Wheel (reverse)|url=false|author=|year=20–45 CE|access-date=22 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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