Silver Minim - Verica Verica Vir Var Pegasus

Verica ruled the Atrebates client kingdom under Roman patronage following the death of Eppillus, styling himself REX on his coinage — a Latin title that signaled deliberate alignment with Rome decades before the Claudian invasion. These minims, the smallest denomination in the late Atrebatic series, were likely used for small-scale local exchange rather than tribute or cross-channel trade. Verica was eventually expelled from Britain by rival Catuvellaunian kings, and it was his appeal to Emperor Claudius for restoration that provided the political pretext for the Roman conquest of 43 AD.