Silver Minim - Belgae Four Petal Flower

The Atrebates occupied territory spanning modern Hampshire, West Sussex, and Berkshire, and maintained unusually close ties with Gaulish tribes across the Channel — Caesar noted their continental connections during his British campaigns of 55 and 54 BC. Minims like this one circulated at the lowest denomination of the tribal coinage system, likely used for small-scale exchange in markets or as votives. Their tiny fabric makes correct attribution genuinely difficult, and ABC 986 sits at the edge of a cluster of related types still disputed among specialists.