The CLMVL monogram on this beautiful biga-type gold stater of Cunobelinus (no.52) is short for Camulodunon ‘fortress of Camulos’. Colchester archaeologist Philip Crummy proposes that Camulodunon “was a Catuvellaunian settlement from the beginning, founded by a land-locked tribe anxious to gain a coastal trading post. Its extensive [west-facing] defences suggest that its presence was an unwelcome intrusion into somebody else’s territory” (City of Victory, 1997, 21). This is an extremely fine example of the celebrated biga-type stater, with a full CLMVL monogram and two bold horses. In fact, it's a gorgeous specimen of one of  Britain's most highly prized gold staters. Ex Larry Baker collection (USA). Chris Rudd July list.                                                                                             4.6.07