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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 lettering | COMF (Translation: Son of Commius.) |
| Reverse description | A stylized horse prances to the right in the central field, rendered in the schematic Celtic artistic tradition with elongated limbs and a curved, lively body. The abbreviated royal legend TIN appears above the horse, referencing the issuing king Tincomarus. Below the horse, a reversed C symbol is visible, a characteristic decorative element of this Atrebatic series. A wreath or pellet border encircles the design, framing the composition within the irregular flan. The overall style reflects the late Celtic coinage tradition influenced by Gallo-Belgic prototypes. |
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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.