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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 7313522, member: 14873&quot;]Not a Sestertius or a Roman coin - in fact it is a Britannic/Celtic coin - but I want to include it here because of its possible historical connection to the Claudius invasion of Britain.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/6263053b-6a1c-4066-bad3-9da212009018-jpeg.1165417/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>British Celtic coin - uniface silver unit - minted by the Corieltavi tribe</p><p>ABC 1938; Van Arsdell 914, 15.27 mm, .99 gram, circa. 15-40 AD</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse depiction: none (plain surface).</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse depiction: stylized horse galloping left (head of horse off flan, left).</p><p>Inscription: AVN above, [CO - obliterated] below (AVN COST - Corieltavi king).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/c4179604-69ed-416c-9fe1-feb3ac2fe040-jpeg.1180066/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Illustrating head of horse (and AVN)</p><p>on flan of a better centered coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cataloged in the British Museum collection:</p><p><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1991-1110-138" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1991-1110-138" rel="nofollow">https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1991-1110-138</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is contemporaneous with the Queen of the Brigantes tribe, Cartimandua, and her association with the conquest of Britain by Claudius and his Generals. This coin could possibly have been used by her tribe who did not mint their own coins but who were close allies with the Corieltavi tribe and traded extensively with them.</p><p><br /></p><p>The main resistence to the Roman invasion force was provided by a rebellious British tribal force led by a chieften named Caratacus who conducted a kind of guerilla warfare against the Roman Invaders for several years. He was finally captured and sent to Rome to be executed. In the end, however, Claudius magnanimously saved his life after Caratacus made an impassioned speech to the Senate. The speech made a great impression on Claudius who commuted his death sentence and permitted Caratacus to live the rest of his life as a freedman in Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Eventually the queen of the British Celtic iceni tribe, Boudicea, became the inspirational leader of a rebel force that opposed and harassed the Roman invaders, until she was captured and executed by the Roman&nbsp; invaders.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cartimandua, on the other hand, took the path of aiding Claudius and eventually became his ally, thereby hoping to benefit from that alliance monetarily, and by favorable treatment of her people.</p><p><br /></p><p>Background information: The Time Travellers (UK) Brigantes study group:</p><p><a href="http://www.thetimetravellers.org.uk/brigantes-group.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thetimetravellers.org.uk/brigantes-group.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thetimetravellers.org.uk/brigantes-group.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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