Silver Minim - Verica Verica Acorns

Verica ruled the Atrebates as a client king of Rome, and his coinage reflects that relationship more directly than almost any other British tribal issue — he was the first British ruler to use the Latin title REX on his coins. The acorn type sits among his smaller fractional denominations, likely used for low-value local exchange in the decades immediately before the Claudian invasion of 43 AD. Verica himself was expelled from his kingdom around 40 AD, and his appeal to Claudius for restoration is cited by ancient sources as one of Rome's pretexts for the conquest.