1/4 Stater 'Atrebatic C' - Commius

Commius was by any measure an extraordinary figure — a Gaul who served Caesar as a trusted envoy before switching sides during the Belgic uprisings of 54–52 BC and ultimately fleeing to Britain to escape Roman retribution, where he established the Atrebatic dynasty. These small gold fractions were likely struck during his time as king in southern Britain, the physical currency of a man the Romans had every reason to want dead.