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Gold 1/4 Stater - Addedomaros X Box
| Issuer | Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 25 BC |
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| Reference(s) | ABC#2520 , Van Arsdell#1638 , Sp#205 , BMC Iron#2422-3 , Mack#269 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | ND (45 BC - 25 BC) |
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Addedomaros was the first identifiably named ruler of the Trinovantes, a tribe Julius Caesar had dealt with directly during his 54 BC incursion — granting them a measure of Roman protection against their Catuvellaunian neighbors. The irony is considerable: within a generation, Addedomaros himself appears to have been a Catuvellaunian king who took over Trinovantian territory, making the tribal attribution on this coin a matter of ongoing scholarly dispute.
The "X Box" type designation distinguishes this quarter stater within a series of related issues by die pattern. Findspot evidence places most examples in Essex and Hertfordshire.