Brenin [King] Beli issued his own bronze coinage, Brython had a cash economy.
Cunobelin(us), “Brenin Beli” ruled 00 - 40 AD, same name as his grandfather; his sons were
Caradog, (Caractacus), Togodumnus, Amminius.
FAMILY TREE/RULERS of BRYTHON
Manogan 2nd century BC ruled say 125-100 BC
Cunobelin = Beli = issued own coinage; ruled maybe 100-75 BC
Lludd, Nyniaw, Llefelys, Caswallawn ruled 50-25 BC, who pursued 54 BC Julius C.
Lliaws 25 BC-00 BC/AD Nwyfre of Arlechwedd ??
Gwermynwyn and Gwanar, accompanied their uncle Caswallawn 54 BC Julius C
Cunobelin 00-40 AD
Togodumnus, Amminius, Caradog=(Caractacus) ruled say 50 AD, taken to Rome
Wikipedia 12 Sept 22
We next hear of Caratacus in Tacitus's Annals, leading the Silures and Ordovices of Wales against Plautius's successor as governor, Publius Ostorius Scapula.[11] Finally, in 50, Scapula managed to defeat Caratacus in a set-piece battle somewhere in Ordovician territory, capturing Caratacus's wife and daughter and receiving the
surrender of his brothers. Caratacus himself escaped, and fled north to the lands of the Brigantes (modern Yorkshire) where the Brigantian queen, Cartimandua, handed him over to the Romans in chains.
Megalithic item wording:-
“Caer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn)
Country: England Topic: Iron Age and Later Prehistory
This is the more southerly of two hill forts in Shropshire named Caer Caradoc. The earthworks are well preserved with several ditches at least one entrance. The fort is accessible via a footpath on either side, sheep roam over the hill and there is a fair bit of gorse growing on the top. On a clear day looking towards the east from the “gates” you can see the standing stone of Pen-y-cwm.”
Neil L. Thomas comment 12/09/22:
To include the term Caer Caradog [Castle Caradog] (Chapel Lawn) misleads the Reader; this prehistoric sites was a major centre of the greater Powys realm in Wales, nothing to do with any Chapel; which because of the family tree and Caradog’s ancestors could well have been Cunobelin’s seat, centre of his cash economy where a bronze foundry and coin treasury was located. A thorough metal scan of the inner area could well find bronze fragments, slag detritus, a foundry building indications.
After the Ordovician territory battle in 50 AD and then four centuries of a subsequent Roman occupation Anno Domini mean it would be unlikely a find of buried Cunobelin bronze coins would be found on or near Caer Caradog. A very strongly administered Roman policy was to confiscate native bronze currency coins and replace it with dinars sesterces and libra coins.
The Shropshire Archaeological Society please note.
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