BRITAIN. Catuvellauni. Dias (ca. AD 1-10). AR unit (12mm, 1.08 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5. Squares type. DIAS in tablet within conjoined incurved quadrilaterals; C above, O below / VIR, thick horse prancing left with beaded mane; ring pellet above, star before. Hobbs 1683. Van Arsdell 1877. SCBC 268. Very rare - only three examples in sales archives. Note - DIAS is likely short for Diasulos, which was also the name of a ruler of the Aedui (cf. De la Tour 4871).

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