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Gold 1/4 Stater - Addedomaros Wheel / Shell Wheel
| Issuer | Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 25 BC |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Reverse lettering | ADDEDOMAROS |
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| Mintage | ND (45 BC - 25 BC) |
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Addedomaros is the first named ruler of the Trinovantes to appear on coinage, representing a significant shift from the anonymous geometric issues that preceded him. His territory — centered on what is now Essex and Hertfordshire — was the same kingdom Julius Caesar had placed under Roman protection in 54 BC, explicitly to counter Catuvellauni expansion under Cassivellaunus. Whether Addedomaros ruled in that client relationship or had broken free of it by the time these quarter staters were struck remains an open historical question.
The ABC 2523 classification places this among the lighter fractional gold issues, with die links to the full stater series suggesting a unified mint operation rather than opportunistic clippings.