1/4 Stater 'Atrebatic H' - Eppillus

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.