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1/4 Stater - Eppillus Margate
| Issuer | Cantii tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 1-15 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Latin legend COM F boldly inscribed across the central field, the letters raised in high relief with a slightly archaic Celtic hand. The inscription is enclosed within a beaded circle border, with groups of pellets flanking the legend to the left. The field beyond the lettering is plain and slightly convex, consistent with the hammered flan of a Late Iron Age British quarter stater. The legend reads COM F, interpreted as an abbreviation for Commios Filius, meaning 'Son of Commios', asserting dynastic lineage. |
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| Obverse lettering | COM.F (Translation: Son of Commios.) |
| Reverse description | A stylised horse prancing to the right occupies the central field, rendered in the schematic yet vigorous Celtic artistic tradition, with pellet-ended limbs and a rounded, segmented body. Above the horse, the legend EPPI appears in raised Latin letters, identifying the issuing ruler Eppillus. Below the horse, a prominent rosette or flower motif composed of oval pellets radiating from a central boss is depicted in the lower field. Additional pellets and decorative elements are scattered around the composition. The entire design is enclosed within an irregular pellet border following the edge of the flan. |
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