Coins and Power in Late Iron Age BritainCambridge University Press, 6. juli 2000 Cunobelin, Shakespeare's Cymbeline, ruled much of south-east Britain in the years before Claudius' legions arrived, creating the Roman province of Britannia. But what do we know of him and his rule, and that of competing dynasties in south-east Britain? This book examines the background to these, the first individuals in British history. It explores the way in which rulers bolstered their power through the use of imagery on coins, myths, language and material culture. After the visit of Caesar in 55 and 54 BC, the shadow of Rome played a fundamental role in this process. Combining the archaeological, literary and numismatic evidence, John Creighton paints a vivid picture of how people in late Iron Age Britain reacted to the changing world around them. |
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... Roman silver coin north of the Alps 83 Fig . 4.2 The most common images on Roman bronze coin north of the Alps 84 Fig . 4.3 The adoption of Octavian / Augustus ' imagery by the British dynasts 86 Fig . 4.4 The date of alleged Roman coin ...
... Roman silver coin north of the Alps 83 Fig . 4.2 The most common images on Roman bronze coin north of the Alps 84 Fig . 4.3 The adoption of Octavian / Augustus ' imagery by the British dynasts 86 Fig . 4.4 The date of alleged Roman coin ...
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... Roman Period 153 Fig . 6.3 Language choice in Paraguay 157 Fig . 6.4 The developing complexity of language on Roman and British coins 165 Fig . 6.5 A set analysis of the language on coins 168 Fig . 6.6 The contrasting distribution of ...
... Roman Period 153 Fig . 6.3 Language choice in Paraguay 157 Fig . 6.4 The developing complexity of language on Roman and British coins 165 Fig . 6.5 A set analysis of the language on coins 168 Fig . 6.6 The contrasting distribution of ...
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... Roman ' prototypes ' for British coin in Italy and Germany 888 Table 4.4 Table 4.5 Key themes in Octavian / Augustus ' political imagery ( in approximate chronological order ) Horseman imagery on gold ΙΟΟ 105 Table 4.6 The sphinx on ...
... Roman ' prototypes ' for British coin in Italy and Germany 888 Table 4.4 Table 4.5 Key themes in Octavian / Augustus ' political imagery ( in approximate chronological order ) Horseman imagery on gold ΙΟΟ 105 Table 4.6 The sphinx on ...
Side xi
... Roman officials , British princes travelled to and from Rome , and even the British soothsayer at the end had a vision of the Roman god Jupiter in his sleep instead of an ethereal Celtic deity . All of this jarred with the image of Late ...
... Roman officials , British princes travelled to and from Rome , and even the British soothsayer at the end had a vision of the Roman god Jupiter in his sleep instead of an ethereal Celtic deity . All of this jarred with the image of Late ...
Side xiii
... Roman coinage RRC Roman Republican coinage ( Crawford 1974 ) RIC Roman Imperial coinage ( Sutherland 1984 ) RPC Roman Provincial coinage ( Burnett et al . 1992 ) Mauretanian coinage Maz Mazard ( 1955 and 1957 ) NOTE ON TRANSLATIONS USED ...
... Roman coinage RRC Roman Republican coinage ( Crawford 1974 ) RIC Roman Imperial coinage ( Sutherland 1984 ) RPC Roman Provincial coinage ( Burnett et al . 1992 ) Mauretanian coinage Maz Mazard ( 1955 and 1957 ) NOTE ON TRANSLATIONS USED ...
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2 Coin and the representation of individual authority | 22 |
3 The Southern and Eastern kingdoms | 55 |
4 Classical imagery and ideology in Britain | 80 |
5 The location of Britain in the Roman world | 126 |
6 Legends and language | 146 |
7 Dynasties and identities | 174 |
from Britain to Britannia | 216 |
APPENDIX A brief introduction to Iron Age coinage in Britain | 222 |
REFERENCES | 228 |
INDEX OF COIN TYPES | 238 |
GENERAL INDEX | 241 |
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Actium AE Unit Aeneas alloy amongst Antony appear archaeological arrival Arsdell artefacts Ascanius associated Augustan Augustus British coin British dynasts Britons bronze bull burial Caesar Camulodunum Caratacus Cassivellaunus celtic century BC classical Claudius coinage colour Commian dynasty Commius communities context copied cult Cunliffe Cunobelin Danebury Dobunni dominated druides Dubnovellaunus early elite Epaticcus Eppillus evidence friendly kings Gaius Gallic Gallo-Belgic GARMANOS Gaul gold gorgons Haselgrove Hayling Island head Hellenistic Heracles hillforts horse horseman individuals inscription Iron Age Britain Juba Juba II kingship large number late first century Late Iron Age later Latin linguistic Mandubracius motifs northern Europe obsides Octavian Pegasus perhaps Phase political represented RIC Aug ritual Roman world Rome sacrifice silver Silvius social south-east Britain southern Stater status story suggests symbol Tasciovanus temple Theme Tiberius Tincomarus torcs trance Treveri types Verica Verulamium Victory whilst Zanker