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1/4 Stater
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes |
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| Year | 10-40 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse lettering | COM - FILI |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Atrebates were a Belgic tribe with roots in what is now northern France — Caesar encountered them during the Gallic Wars, and a faction under Commius crossed to Britain around 50 BC, establishing the southern British branch that struck this coinage. The quarter stater denomination served real economic function in a society conducting cross-Channel trade with Roman merchants, where fractional gold had practical value in negotiated exchange.
ABC 1205 falls within a well-documented typological sequence tied to the reigns of Tincomarus or Eppillus, sons of Commius, who were among the first British rulers to adopt Romanized titulature on their coins.