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1/4 Stater 'Atrebatic H' - Eppillus
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes |
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| Year | 10 BC - 10 AD |
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| Reference(s) | Sp#98, V#435, ABC#1154, Mack#302 |
| Obverse description | Plain field bearing a two-line inscription within a beaded border, the legend reading EPPIL above and COMF below in bold, deeply struck Latin characters. The lettering is rendered in a robust, slightly irregular Celtic hand characteristic of Late Iron Age British coinage. No additional design elements or symbols appear in the field. The beaded border encircles the entire face, serving as the primary decorative framing device. |
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| Obverse lettering | EPPIL · COMF |
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Eppillus ruled as a client king under Roman influence following the death of his father Commius — the same Commius who had served as Caesar's ambassador to Britain before defecting to lead Gallic resistance during the 54 BC invasions. That political about-face haunted the dynasty for generations, and Eppillus's coinage reflects the resulting accommodation with Rome, adopting Latin inscriptions at a time when most British rulers still issued purely abstract or image-based types. He appears to have ruled concurrently in both Atrebatic territory and Kent, making him one of the few Late Iron Age rulers documented across two distinct tribal zones.