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The Corieltauvi, sometimes, incorrectly, referred to as the
Coritani, were a Celtic tribe living in the UK prior to the Roman
conquest. The areas inhabited by the Corieltauvi were mainly in what
is now the East Midlands (Lincolnshire; Leicestershire;
Nottinghamshire; Derbyshire and parts of South Yorkshire). They had
two main centres of occupation at Leicester and Sleaford.
SOUTH FERRIBY TYPE GOLD STATER.
The Corieltauvi were a largely agricultural people
who had few strongly defended sites or signs of centralised
government. They appear to have been a federation of smaller,
self-governing tribal groups. They began issueing coinage from about
40BC, starting with uninscribed types of staters and silver units,
based on the common Celtic theme of horses.From the beginning of the
1st century, they began to produce inscribed coins, almost all
featuring two names, suggesting they had multiple rulers. The names
on the earliest coins are so abbreviated as to be unidentifiable
(AVN; AVN COST; VEP; VEP CORF, etc). Later coins feature the name of
VOLISIOS, who could have been the paramount king of the region,
together with names of three presumed sub-kings: DUMNOCOVEROS;
DUMNOVELLAUNUS and CARTIVELIOS, in three series minted around 45 AD.
The Corieltauvi had an important mint and tribal centre at Sleaford.
SILVER UNIT OF VOLISIOS
DUMNOCOVEROS.
They seem to have offered little or no resistance
to Roman rule, perhaps welcoming them as protection against
aggressive neighbours such as the Brigantes. Leicester was captured
in AD 44 and the 9th Hispana Legion was garrisoned there.
GOLD STATER OF VOLISIOS
DUMNOCOVEROS.
SILVER UNIT - AVN TYPE
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