Coins and power in late Iron Age Britain
By: John Creighton.
Series: New studies in archaeology
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Cunobelinus, King of the Britons, d. 43?; Power (Social sciences) -- Great Britain -- History -- To 500.; Coinage -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.; Coins, Celtic -- Great Britain.; Britons -- Kings and rulers.; Iron Age -- Great Britain.; Coins, British.; Great Britain -- History -- To 55 B.C.
Description: "Cunobelin, Shakespeare's Cymbeline, ruled much of south east Britain in the years before Claudius' legions arrived, creating the Roman province of Britannia. But what do we know of him and his rule, and that of competing dynasties in south east Britain? This book examines the background to these, the first individuals in British history. It explores the way in which rulers bolstered their power through the use of imagery on coins, myths, language, and material culture."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 228-237) and indexes.