For this week’s #FindsFriday we have two fantastic coins of Cunobelin, dating to around AD 8-41.
The gold coin is a Cunobelinus Wild type quarter stater, depicting an ear of corn on one side and a horse on the other. Gold’s resistance to corrosion has helped preserve it, despite 2,000 years underground. The bronze coin is a Cunobelinus Centaur type unit, with a Romanised bust on one side and a centaur blowing a horn on the reverse. Its incredible state of preservation is thanks to its recovery from a waterlogged deposit—an anaerobic environment at the base of a watering hole. Most bronze coins from this site in Buckinghamshire show some corrosion, so finding one like this is a rare treat!
