Quinarius - Eppilus EPP COM

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.