la85 - Ancient British Coins (ABC) COTTAM E., de JERSEY P., RUDD C., SILLS J.

In ABC you’ll find the coins of men who made history. You’ll meet Commios who helped Caesar raid Britain in 55 and 54 BC ; Dubnovellaunos ‘world ruler’ who paid homage to Augustus ; Amminus who squealed to Caligula ; Verica who gave Claudius an excuse to invade Britain ; Prasutagus, Boudica’s rich husband, who ruled the Iceni on behalf of Nero; and Cunobelinus who became the most powerful tribal ruler in western Europe, immortalised by Suetonius as ‘king of the Britons’ and by Shakespeare as Cymbeline. You’ll also meet his son Caratacus ‘the beloved’ who fought the Romans for eight years until he was betrayed by Cartimandua ‘strong pony’, queen of the Brigantes.
In ABC you’ll discover elusive rulers such as Sam of Kent and Touto too, Ex of Hants, Crab of Wight, Scavo of Norfolk, Cat of Lincs and Cat of Herts, Inamn of Glos., and Trocc of Essex – all unknown to history and most historians, some unrecorded by previous cataloguers.
In ABC you’ll see crabs, rats and owls. You’ll see sea-horses, human horses and horses that breathe fire. You’ll see bounding hounds, butting bulls and rutting stags. You’ll see cocks on heads, ducks on helmets and marsh-birds perched on slavering wolves. You’ll see dragons, griffins, sphinxes, two-headed snakes and ram-headed serpents. You’ll see gods and goddesses galore, druid priests, hidden faces, magic symbols and phallic symbols. You’ll see Gold Tit, Willett’s Nipple and Thatcher’s Sister. Look closer and you
may see signs of wine drinking, slave trading, ritual killing and head hunting.
ABC is for metal detectorists, collectors, students, dealers and anyone with an interest in the art, archaeology, mythology or history of late iron age Britain and its charismatic coins.
Above all, ABC has been designed to be convenient to consult – convenient for everyone, not just those with Dr. in front of their name. ABC is a picture book, not a lecture book..