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Silver Unit - Regni Sussex Ducks
| Issuer | Atrebates and Regini tribes (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 55 BC - 45 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Two opposed stylised duck figures arranged symmetrically in the field, their heads turned backwards in characteristic Celtic decorative fashion. The bodies of the birds are rendered in a curvilinear abstract style typical of Late Iron Age British coinage, with rounded pellet ornamentation accentuating the forms. The overall composition fills the flan with interlocking curves and pellets, creating a dynamic, symmetrical design within the irregular hammered flan. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Regni Sussex Ducks type belongs to the coinage tradition of the Atrebates, a tribe with direct continental ties — their ruling dynasty descended from Commios, a Belgic chieftain who served as Caesar's envoy during the Gallic campaigns before defecting and leading resistance against Rome. The "Ducks" nickname is a modern dealer convention referring to the abstract forms visible on this type, which evolved through generations of copying from earlier Gaulish prototypes.
ABC 695 is among the smaller, lighter units in the Atrebatic silver sequence — struck in the decades immediately surrounding Caesar's two British expeditions of 55 and 54 BC.