English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman CoinsJewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
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English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman Coins
Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
Coins, British; Numismatics -- Great Britain; Tokens -- Great Britain
EPPILLUS.
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One of the sons of Commius, and brother to Tinc[ommius] and Verica.
His name occurs in various stages of abbreviation, EPPILLVS, EPPIL,
EPPI, EPP, and EP. _Obverse_, on some the name EPPIL COM F in two
lines across the coin; others, a circular wreath inclosing COM F; or
winged figure of Victory within a wreath; or a beaded band and a line
of foliage in saltire, with the four letters E P P I, one on each of
the angles of the cross; or a diademed head; or an eagle rising with
EPP; or an ornamental cross, with EPPI COM F between the limbs (p.
6, Fig. E); or a bull, evidently copied from the coin of Augustus,
here engraved. _Reverse_, a winged horse, or Pegasus; or an undraped
horseman galloping, with EPPILLVS, etc.; or draped horseman galloping,
with EPPI COM F; or horse only, with EPPI, and a quatrefoil or other
ornaments; or undraped standing winged figure, with EP; or a crescent
between two clusters of pellets, with REX CALLE (supposed to allude to
Calleva--Silchester--as place of mintage); and other varieties.
DVBNOVELLAVNVS.
_Obverse_, on some a device (placed diagonally across the coin) that
may almost be taken to be the thunderbolt of Jove, between two circles
that _may_ be the wheel of Nemesis, the emblem of swift and retributive
justice, as not unfrequently represented in Roman art; or a laureated
head, with DVBNO; or other device. _Reverse_, on some a horse with or
without a wreath or branch below and other minor devices, with the
letters DVBNO ..., [DV]BNOVELL ..., DVBNOVIILLA, [DVBNO]VIILLAVN, or
DVBNO[VELLA]VNOS; or a griffin, or ornithocephalous winged horse with
star and other ornaments; or a horse with DVBN in a tablet; or other
varieties.
VOSE[NOS] (?).
_Obverse_, plain convex. _Reverse_, a horse, above which is a bull’s
head and a ring ornament; and, beneath, what has been described as a
“horned serpent,” but may be a torque or other object, with ... NOS;
or a horse with other accompaniments, and VOSII.
AMMINVS.
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_Obverse_, a bust to the right, with or without AMMI; or a plant of
seven branches with AMMINVS. _Reverse_, front view of a biga, or what
may be described as two demi-horses conjoined, heads and forelegs
facing outwards, a human head between, and the letters E above and S
below; or the exergual line, winged Pegasus passant, with DVN above and
AM; or a Capricorn, or hippocampus, and AM.
CRAB.
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