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Gold 1/4 Stater - Addedomaros X Box / Shell Box Thin Legs
| Issuer | Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 25 BC |
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| Currency | Stater |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ADDEDOMAROS |
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Addedomaros is the earliest named ruler attested among the Trinovantes, appearing on coinage at a moment when the tribe was reasserting independence following decades of Catuvellauni pressure — the same pressure Julius Caesar had nominally relieved in 54 BC by extracting tribute agreements that neither side honored for long. Whether his coins were struck closer to 45 or 25 BC remains contested; the chronology of late Iron Age British coinage still hinges largely on typological sequence rather than firm archaeological context.
The "thin legs" designation distinguishes this die variant within Sills' classification of the series — a detail that matters for collectors attempting to build a type-complete holding of Addedomaros' fractional output.