Denier NIDE / ALABRODIIOC Class I

The Suessiones occupied the territory around modern Soissons in northern Gaul, and were considered by Caesar himself — in the Bellum Gallicum — to be the most powerful tribe in the Belgic confederation, their king Diviciacus having once held sway over Britain as well. This coinage falls squarely within the period of the Gallic Wars, when tribal mints were producing silver at pace with the military and political pressures Caesar was applying across the region. The DT#207 classification places this firmly among the early Belgic deniers whose fabric and legend traditions show distinct cross-channel influence.