Silver coin of Tasciovanus showing a winged horse with a horned cap, 25 BCE - 10 CE
"Tasciovanus (died c. 9 AD) was a historical king of the Catuvellauni
tribe before the Roman conquest of Britain. Tasciovanus is known only
through numismatic evidence. He appears to have become king of the
Catuvellauni c. 20 BC, ruling from Verlamion (the site of modern-day St
Albans). He is believed to have moved the tribal capital to that site
from an earlier settlement, near modern-day Wheathampstead. For a brief
period c. 15–10 BC he issued coins from Camulodunum (Colchester),
apparently supplanting Addedomarus of the Trinovantes. After this he
once again issued his coins from Verlamion, now bearing the legend
RICON, for *Rigonos, Common Brittonic for "great/divine/legitimate
king". Some of his coins bear other abbreviated names such as "DIAS",
"SEGO" and "ANDOCO": these are generally considered to be the names of
co-rulers or subordinate kings, but may instead be mint-marks. He died
c. AD 9, succeeded by his son Cunobeline, who ruled primarily from
Camulodunum. Another son, Epaticcus, expanded his territory westwards
into the lands of the Atrebates."
-taken from Wikipedia
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| Silver coin of Tasciovanus showing a winged horse with a horned cap, 25 BCE - 10 CE. |
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