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Silver Minim - Caratacus Caratacus Car
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 43-51 |
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| Value | Minim (1⁄200) |
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| Obverse description | Plain, undecorated field bearing the abbreviated royal name inscription CAR in large, boldly incuse Latin capitals occupying the central area of the flan. The lettering is the sole design element, with no border, pellets, or subsidiary ornament visible. The irregular flan edge is characteristic of hand-struck Celtic silver minims of this period. |
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| Reverse description | A schematically rendered eagle depicted in profile facing right, executed in the stylised Celtic artistic tradition typical of late British Iron Age coinage. A triad of pellets is positioned to the lower right of the bird, serving as a subsidiary decorative motif. The design is contained within a plain, unbordered field on an irregularly shaped flan, with the surface showing the characteristic flatness and die-shift of hammered Celtic minims. |
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Caratacus — son of Cunobelinus, the model for Shakespeare's Cymbeline — issued coinage during the Roman invasion itself, a period when minting coin was as much a political act as a military one. After his defeat in the field, he continued resistance for years before being captured and taken to Rome, where Claudius reportedly spared him after a speech so impressive it was recorded by Tacitus. Whether these minims circulated meaningfully or served a more symbolic function among tribal leadership remains debated.