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Gold 1/4 Stater - Tincomarus Tincomarus Tinc Horse
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 20 BC - 10 BC |
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| Currency | Stater |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a recessed rectangular tablet bearing the retrograde Latin inscription COMF, an abbreviation interpreted as a dynastic declaration meaning 'Son of Commius.' The letters are rendered in a bold, incuse Celtic style within the tablet's plain border. The surrounding field is plain and slightly convex, characteristic of small hammered Celtic gold coinage. The flan is irregular and compact, consistent with the quarter stater denomination of the Atrebatic series. |
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| Mintage | ND (20 BC - 10 BC) |
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Tincomarus was a son of Commius — the Atrebatic king who had served Caesar as an envoy before famously turning against him — and his coinage reflects a deliberate pivot toward Roman cultural influence, adopting Latin inscriptions at a time when most British rulers still issued wholly Celtic designs. He was later deposed, almost certainly by his brother Eppillus, and fled to Rome, where Augustus received him; the submission is recorded in the Res Gestae. This quarter stater belongs to that increasingly Romanized phase of his reign.