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Tasciovanos Warrior silver unit
Coin 03 · Tasciovanos (Catuvellauni)
A silver unit of Tasciovanos. The record describes a bearded head on one face and a warrior on horseback with TASCIA on the other; much is worn on this coin.
- Issuer or group
- Tasciovanos (Catuvellauni)
- Metal
- Silver unit
- Date (record)
- 25 BC–AD 10
- Catalogue refs (record)
- ABC 2610; BMC 1667–1668
- Specimen
- PAS 982192
- Specimen size
- Not in the record. The model is about 16.1 mm across, estimated from the scale in the photograph.
Obverse. Bearded head left, with a cross of pellets in front (record).
Reverse. Warrior riding right, a group of pellets behind and TASCIA below (record).
The outline has straight edges. We cannot tell from the photo whether they are ancient clipping, the shape of the blank, or later damage, so the outline is kept as found and not restored.
Diameter and weight are not in the record.
Features
| # | Feature | Face | As-minted evidence | On the found coin | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiating strokes (top) | Obverse | Observed in the photo | Survives on this find | A fan of raised strokes at the top of the face. |
| 2 | Curved strokes (right) | Obverse | Observed in the photo | Partly visible on this find | Faint curved strokes along the right side. |
| 3 | Strokes along the lower edge | Obverse | Observed in the photo | Survives on this find | A row of slanting raised strokes near the bottom edge. |
| 4 | Group of pellets | Reverse | Observed in the photo | Partly visible on this find | A small cluster of raised dots above and to the left of the horse. |
| 5 | Horse and rider | Reverse | Observed in the photo | Partly visible on this find | The faint body of a horse moving right, with the rider's outline above. |
In the record but not modelled
- Bearded head left: The centre of the obverse is worn flat; the head cannot be seen, so its features are not modelled.
- Cross of pellets in front of the head: In the record; not visible.
- TASCIA below the horse: In the record; no letters can be read on this photo.
The found specimen
- Wear
- Heavy on the obverse: the centre is worn flat and only strokes around it survive. Moderate to heavy on the reverse.
- Corrosion
- Dark grey surface; no heavy crusting visible.
- Strike
- The obverse design sits off-centre: strokes run to the top and bottom edges.
- Completeness
- Flan with an irregular outline and several straight edges.
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 Arwen Wood / The Portable Antiquities Scheme, via the Portable Antiquities Scheme and Wikimedia Commons (file page as retrieved, revision 1098682861), 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: dbb87277454475d914b9b72a5bb16378a987da7ad46cab330914b01f3bbfc8ae. Retrieved 2026-10-16.