This superb rose-gold stater of Dubnovellaunos shows the characteristic wreath-band on the obverse, which conceals two stylised faces composed of the outline crescents and rings. The reverse depicts a spritely and quite naturalistic horse at full gallop, with a branch of victory beneath it. By far the most remarkable aspect of this beautiful coin is its almost complete inscription, DVBNOVIILLAVN. This version has a double letter I which is sometimes used to indicate the letter E. Rainer Kretz, who wrote an important article on Dubnovellaunos eight years ago ('From Kentish lad to Essex man: The Enigma of Dubnovellaunos' Chris Rudd list 31), comments: "Crisply struck, well-centred examples of Dubnovellaunos staters are few and far between. They also rarely show virtually the entire inscription, thus making this a superior specimen indeed." Chris Rudd November List.                                                                                          2.10.06