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Silver Minim - Epaticcus Mini Pegasus
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 35-43 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Central legend EPATI in large Latin characters occupying the field, rendered in the bold, somewhat irregular style characteristic of late British Iron Age coinage. A pellet-in-ring ornament appears above and below the inscription, serving as decorative field fillers. The entire design is enclosed within a pellet border encircling the flan. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Epaticcus was a son of Tasciovanus and almost certainly a brother of Cunobelin — his westward expansion into Atrebatic territory during the late 30s AD displaced the ruling Verica, who eventually fled to Rome and petitioned Claudius directly. That appeal became one of the stated pretexts for the Roman invasion of 43 AD. At roughly 0.3g, minims like this were the smallest denomination in the late Iron Age British monetary system, likely used for fine commercial transactions in a society already deeply enmeshed in cross-Channel trade with Roman Gaul.