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Quinarius - Eppilus EPP COM
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes |
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| Year | 10 BC - 10 AD |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse lettering | EPPI COM |
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| Mintage | ND (10 BC - 10 AD) |
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Eppilus, son of Commius, styled himself Rex on his coinage — one of the earliest British rulers to adopt the Latin title outright, a deliberate signal of Roman alignment at a moment when Augustus was consolidating influence over the southeastern tribes through diplomacy rather than force. The COM inscription references Commius himself, lending the issue dynastic legitimacy at a time when Eppilus was competing with his brother Tincommius for tribal authority.
The quinarius denomination is notable here: a Roman fractional form being produced in a British tribal mint, which speaks directly to the degree of monetary integration Eppilus was pursuing with the Roman trading network.