Gold 1/4 Stater - Tincomarus Tin Horse

Issuer	Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain)
Year	20 BC - 10 BC
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Value	1/4 Stater
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Obverse description	Plain gold field bearing the retrograde or forward-facing Latin legend COMF within a recessed rectangular tablet or linear frame, the lettering bold and deeply incuse in characteristically Celtic epigraphy. The border is formed by a beaded or pellet-dotted rim following the irregular flan edge. The inscription COMF is an abbreviation for Commii Filius, meaning 'Son of Commius', denoting Tincomarus's royal lineage. The die-work is robust and direct, typical of late Iron Age British coin production under Roman epigraphic influence. The flan is slightly irregular and shows characteristic hammered surface texture.
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Reverse description	A stylised horse prancing or galloping to the right, rendered in the distinctive abstracted Celtic artistic tradition with exaggerated musculature and disjointed limbs. A rider or jockey figure is depicted above the horse's back, shown in schematic form. Below the horse, the divided legend TI and N (reading as TIN, an abbreviation of Tincomarus) appears in the field, flanked by pellets or geometric ornaments. The composition fills the irregular flan dynamically, with the design elements arranged in the open field without a formal border. The overall execution is vigorous and typical of Atrebatic quarter stater coinage of the late first century BC.
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Mintage	ND (20 BC - 10 BC)
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