English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman Coins — John Shaqi
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
Only two coins, according to Mr. Evans, are known bearing this name, or
rather commencement of a name, the remainder of which is unknown. One
of the two known examples bears on the _obverse_ a cross whose limbs
are formed of three rows of beads, with central ring, and in the angles
between the limbs of the cross the letters C R A B. _Reverse_, an eagle
rising regardant. The other has, _obverse_, the letters C R A B on a
tablet, above which is an annulet, and, below, an S-shaped object;
_reverse_, a tressure of six beaded points, points outwards, with a
central ring, and within each of the outer curves three pellets.
ANDOCO[MIVS] (?).
[Illustration]
_Obverse_, on some, bust to the right, with the letters ANDOCO; or a
double cruciform ornament, formed, the one cross of beaded fillets,
and other of two torque-like figures, more or less developed and
accompanied by other minor marks (p. 6, Fig. B); or a bearded profile
bust with a, etc. _Reverse_, a horse, with ANDOCO; or a horse with a
bull’s head above, and ANDO; or a bridled winged Pegasus, with ANDOC,
the N and D conjoined, etc.
TASCIOVANVS.
Ascertained from numismatic evidence to have been the father of
Cunobelinus and of Epaticcus, is supposed to have reigned some quarter
of a century B.C., with his capital fixed at Verulamium, and to have
died somewhere about 5 B.C. _Obverse_, on some, a double cruciform
device of the same general character as the last described, but of
more or less disjointed and imperfect execution (p. 6, Fig. H); or a
somewhat similar device, with the letters TASCI between the limbs of
the cross; or TASC on an oblong tablet with lines extended from its
angles, and forming, with a beaded band, etc., a kind of cruciform
ornament; or TASC within an oblong tablet surrounded by a beaded
circle; or a beaded bust to the left; or a laureated bust, with TASCIA;
or a Pegasus, with TAS; or an eagle, wings closed, regardant, with
TASCIA; or a bust to the right, with TASCIAVA; and others. _Reverse_,
on some, a horse with various accompaniments, with TASCIOVAN,
[T]ASCIAV, TAXCI, TASCIA, or TASC, etc.; or a mounted horseman, with
various contractions of the name; or a figure of Pegasus; or a bull
with tail over back and head as in act of tossing, as on the coin
of Augustus (already referred to under Eppillus), from which it has
evidently been copied; or a winged griffin; or a boar; or other device.
VERVLAMIVM.
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