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Silver Minim - Eppillus Spiral
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 10 BC - 10 AD |
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| Value | Minim (1⁄200) |
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| Reverse lettering | EPP |
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| Mintage | ND (10 BC - 10 AD) |
| Additional information |
Eppillus ruled the Atrebates following Tincomarus, likely a brother, and styled himself REX on his coinage — one of the earliest uses of the Latin title by a British Celtic ruler, almost certainly an affectation borrowed from contact with Augustan Rome. These minims, the smallest denomination in the tribal hierarchy, circulated at the lowest transactional level and were struck in enormous variety relative to their size, suggesting a monetized local economy more sophisticated than the archaeological record often implies.
The spiral type is catalogued across three BMC entries, pointing to multiple die pairs in production simultaneously.