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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3167334, member: 74968"]Ihave a few collections going at the same time. There is my 12 Caesars that I still add to when I see an interesting coin, my Coins of the family of Henry II collection, and my Historical figures as dramtised by Shakespeare collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In the latter collection I have added a Henry VI a few days ago and today I can add another historical figure. The coin below is of Cunobelinus. In the Shakespeare play he is Cymbeline. I purchase this coin from Liz at Celticcoins.com. She is helpful knowledgeable and very kind. I have no hesitation in recommending her and her website.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From Britannica.com</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>“Cunobelinus</b>, (diedAD42), ruler of a large area of southeastern Britain from roughlyAD10 to 42. He is the<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cymbeline-by-Shakespeare" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cymbeline-by-Shakespeare" rel="nofollow">Cymbeline</a>in<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare" rel="nofollow">William Shakespeare’s</a>play of that name, but the play’s fanciful plot bears no relation to the events in Cunobelinus’s career.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cunobelinus succeeded his father,<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tasciovanus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tasciovanus" rel="nofollow">Tasciovanus</a>, as<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/chief-political-leader" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/chief-political-leader" rel="nofollow">chief</a>of the<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Catuvellauni" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Catuvellauni" rel="nofollow">Catuvellauni</a>, a tribe centred north of what is now London. Tasciovanus’s capital was<a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Verulamium" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Verulamium" rel="nofollow">Verlamio</a>, above the later Roman site of Verulamium (modern St. Albans). Either shortly before or shortly after his accession, Cunobelinus conquered the territory of the<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Trinovantes" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Trinovantes" rel="nofollow">Trinovantes</a>, in modern Essex. He made<a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Colchester-England" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Colchester-England" rel="nofollow">Camulodunum</a>(modern Colchester) his capital and the seat of his mint. The many surviving coins from the mint are stamped with Latin slogans and figures from mythology. His power and influence were so extensively felt in Britain that the Roman biographer<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Suetonius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Suetonius" rel="nofollow">Suetonius</a>referred to him as<i>Britannorum rex</i>(“King of the Britons”) in his life of the emperor<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caligula-Roman-emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caligula-Roman-emperor" rel="nofollow">Caligula</a>. AboutAD40 Cunobelinus banished his son Adminius, who thereupon fled to Rome and persuaded Caligula to make preparations to invade Britain. The expedition was assembled, but it never left the continent. After Cunobelinus’s death, his two other sons,<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caratacus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caratacus" rel="nofollow">Caratacus</a>and<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Togodumnus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Togodumnus" rel="nofollow">Togodumnus</a>, displayed the hostility toward Rome that gave the emperor<a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claudius-Roman-emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claudius-Roman-emperor" rel="nofollow">Claudius</a>an excuse to impose Roman rule on the island.”</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From celticcoins.com</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>By c.AD10 Cunobelinus, ‘hound of Belenus’, son of Tasciovanos and Cymbeline of Shakespeare, had united the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes. By AD 43 his family had control of the Cantiaci, Atrebates and Regini, and influence with the Dobunni and Iceni and possibly the Corieltavi also. Suetonius (Caligula 44) called Cunobelinus </i>‘Britannorum rex’<i>.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am very happy to be able to add this coin to my collection. A bonus is that it has a Centaur on it. The photo is used with permission of celticcoins.com and is the copyright of celticcoins.com.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Below is my list of historical figures as dramatized by Shakespeare. Names with an Asterix mean that I want one.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Coins of historical figures dramatized in Shakespeare’s plays</p><p><br /></p><p>Lepidus*</p><p><br /></p><p>Pompey*</p><p><br /></p><p>Brutus</p><p><br /></p><p>Julius Caesar</p><p><br /></p><p>Marc Antony</p><p><br /></p><p>Cassius*</p><p><br /></p><p>Augustus</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry VIII</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry IV*</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry V</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry VI</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry VII*</p><p><br /></p><p>Henry VIII</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Richard II*</p><p><br /></p><p>Richard III*</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward Black Prince of Wales</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward III</p><p><br /></p><p>Eleanor of Acquitaine</p><p><br /></p><p>John*</p><p><br /></p><p>Cleopatra*</p><p><br /></p><p>The Dauphin (later Charles VII)</p><p><br /></p><p>Edward IV</p><p><br /></p><p>Charles VI</p><p><br /></p><p>Phillip II of France</p><p><br /></p><p>Cunobelinus</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]814397[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cunobelinus Centaur.</b>c.AD8-41. Bronze unit. 16mm. 2.38g. Head left, CVNO[BELINI]./ Centaur right, TAS[CIOVANI F] around. ABC 2957, VA 2089, BMC 1968-71, S 336. CCI 02.1143 (<b>this coin</b>)<i>.VF, dark green patina. Ex J W Barratt collection, ex W Tatu collection. </i>Purchased from Chris Rudd Nuismatics, August 20, 2018</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please post your Celtic coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3167334, member: 74968"]Ihave a few collections going at the same time. There is my 12 Caesars that I still add to when I see an interesting coin, my Coins of the family of Henry II collection, and my Historical figures as dramtised by Shakespeare collection. In the latter collection I have added a Henry VI a few days ago and today I can add another historical figure. The coin below is of Cunobelinus. In the Shakespeare play he is Cymbeline. I purchase this coin from Liz at Celticcoins.com. She is helpful knowledgeable and very kind. I have no hesitation in recommending her and her website. From Britannica.com [B]“Cunobelinus[/B], (diedAD42), ruler of a large area of southeastern Britain from roughlyAD10 to 42. He is the[URL='https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cymbeline-by-Shakespeare']Cymbeline[/URL]in[URL='https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare']William Shakespeare’s[/URL]play of that name, but the play’s fanciful plot bears no relation to the events in Cunobelinus’s career. Cunobelinus succeeded his father,[URL='https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tasciovanus']Tasciovanus[/URL], as[URL='https://www.britannica.com/topic/chief-political-leader']chief[/URL]of the[URL='https://www.britannica.com/topic/Catuvellauni']Catuvellauni[/URL], a tribe centred north of what is now London. Tasciovanus’s capital was[URL='https://www.britannica.com/place/Verulamium']Verlamio[/URL], above the later Roman site of Verulamium (modern St. Albans). Either shortly before or shortly after his accession, Cunobelinus conquered the territory of the[URL='https://www.britannica.com/topic/Trinovantes']Trinovantes[/URL], in modern Essex. He made[URL='https://www.britannica.com/place/Colchester-England']Camulodunum[/URL](modern Colchester) his capital and the seat of his mint. The many surviving coins from the mint are stamped with Latin slogans and figures from mythology. His power and influence were so extensively felt in Britain that the Roman biographer[URL='https://www.britannica.com/biography/Suetonius']Suetonius[/URL]referred to him as[I]Britannorum rex[/I](“King of the Britons”) in his life of the emperor[URL='https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caligula-Roman-emperor']Caligula[/URL]. AboutAD40 Cunobelinus banished his son Adminius, who thereupon fled to Rome and persuaded Caligula to make preparations to invade Britain. The expedition was assembled, but it never left the continent. After Cunobelinus’s death, his two other sons,[URL='https://www.britannica.com/biography/Caratacus']Caratacus[/URL]and[URL='https://www.britannica.com/biography/Togodumnus']Togodumnus[/URL], displayed the hostility toward Rome that gave the emperor[URL='https://www.britannica.com/biography/Claudius-Roman-emperor']Claudius[/URL]an excuse to impose Roman rule on the island.” From celticcoins.com [I]By c.AD10 Cunobelinus, ‘hound of Belenus’, son of Tasciovanos and Cymbeline of Shakespeare, had united the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes. By AD 43 his family had control of the Cantiaci, Atrebates and Regini, and influence with the Dobunni and Iceni and possibly the Corieltavi also. Suetonius (Caligula 44) called Cunobelinus [/I]‘Britannorum rex’[I].[/I] I am very happy to be able to add this coin to my collection. A bonus is that it has a Centaur on it. The photo is used with permission of celticcoins.com and is the copyright of celticcoins.com. Below is my list of historical figures as dramatized by Shakespeare. Names with an Asterix mean that I want one. Coins of historical figures dramatized in Shakespeare’s plays Lepidus* Pompey* Brutus Julius Caesar Marc Antony Cassius* Augustus Henry VIII Henry IV* Henry V Henry VI Henry VII* Henry VIII Richard II* Richard III* Edward Black Prince of Wales Edward III Eleanor of Acquitaine John* Cleopatra* The Dauphin (later Charles VII) Edward IV Charles VI Phillip II of France Cunobelinus [ATTACH=full]814397[/ATTACH] [B]Cunobelinus Centaur.[/B]c.AD8-41. Bronze unit. 16mm. 2.38g. Head left, CVNO[BELINI]./ Centaur right, TAS[CIOVANI F] around. ABC 2957, VA 2089, BMC 1968-71, S 336. CCI 02.1143 ([B]this coin[/B])[I].VF, dark green patina. Ex J W Barratt collection, ex W Tatu collection. [/I]Purchased from Chris Rudd Nuismatics, August 20, 2018 Please post your Celtic coins.[/QUOTE]
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