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Cotswold Cock silver unit
Coin 20 · Dobunni (Western region)
An uninscribed silver unit of the Dobunni. The record describes a stylised horse with a cock's head, a bird's head and a wheel; the other face carries a lined, beaded design.
- Issuer or group
- Dobunni (Western region)
- Metal
- Silver unit
- Date (record)
- 50–25 BC
- Catalogue refs (record)
- ABC 2012; VA 1020; BMC 2950–2951
- Specimen
- PAS 1007179
- Specimen size
- Not in the record. The model is about 13.7 mm across, estimated from the scale in the photograph.
Obverse. Abstract design with a beaded band, a bar ending in a knob, and rings (our description; not in the record).
Reverse. Triple-tailed horse left decorated with ring-and-dot marks, a cock's head below, a bird's head and a wheel above (record).
The record describes only one face. Features on the other face are our own description and are not named in the record.
Features
| # | Feature | Face | As-minted evidence | On the found coin | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaded band | Obverse | Observed in the photo | Survives on this find | A curved band lined with a row of raised dots, at the upper left. |
| 2 | Bar ending in a knob | Obverse | Observed in the photo | Survives on this find | A straight raised bar running down to the right and ending in a round knob. |
| 3 | Ring with a dot | Obverse | Observed in the photo | Survives on this find | A small raised ring with a central dot, at the upper right of the bar. |
| 4 | Round boss | Obverse | Observed in the photo | Survives on this find | A rounded raised lump near the lower edge. |
| 5 | Ring-and-dot marks | Reverse | Observed in the photo | Survives on this find | A cluster of raised rings with central dots in the lower half. |
| 6 | Toothed shape | Reverse | Observed in the photo | Survives on this find | A small fan-shaped motif with radiating teeth, among the rings. |
| 7 | Large ring | Reverse | Observed in the photo | Survives on this find | A large raised ring at the upper right. |
| 8 | Ribbed curve | Reverse | Observed in the photo | Survives on this find | A curved raised band with fine cross-ribs at the top of the face. |
| 9 | Crescent | Reverse | Observed in the photo | Partly visible on this find | A curved crescent near the lower right edge. |
In the record but not modelled
- Triple-tailed horse left: Named in the record. The stylised horse is broken into separate bands and we cannot trace its outline confidently, so it is not marked as one feature.
- Bird's head: Named in the record as above the horse; not identified with confidence in the photo.
The found specimen
- Wear
- Light: raised rings, beads and ribs are crisp.
- Corrosion
- Yellow-brown deposits in the hollows and small green spots.
- Strike
- Both designs fill the flan, with parts running off the edges.
- Completeness
- Complete; slightly irregular outline.
These are descriptions, not grades. Thickness in the model: inferred (no weight or thickness recorded): set to 8.5% of the diameter.
Source and licence
Based on a photograph by Edward Caswell / The Portable Antiquities Scheme, via the Portable Antiquities Scheme and Wikimedia Commons (file page as retrieved, revision 1148924281), licensed CC BY 2.0. Changes: the two faces were cut out of the photograph, rotated and rescaled to a common frame, and used to make an interpretive 3D reconstruction. Depth, the edge and unseen surfaces are inferred, not measured. The as-minted version is further cleaned, restored and recoloured by us.
SHA-256 of the archived original: 3daba7fef9469e19995b06b0a7dd10222a99b7ef51e2f8489de79e8655d903a0. Retrieved 2026-10-16.