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Commios · coins c. 50–20 BC
Probably Caesar's Gallic ally Commius; father of later kings
Commios is known from coins naming him in southern England. He is usually identified with Commius, the Gallic leader whom Julius Caesar made king of the of northern Gaul and who later turned against Rome and fled to Britain; the link is not proven. These silver units do not carry his name: they are given to him because their E device also appears on his latest gold and they are found in the same places. Bean suggested that the latest coins, including these, may belong to a second Commios, the first one's son. Three later kings of the region, Tincomarus, Eppillus and Verica, call themselves sons of Commios on their coins.,,,
Known for The first ruler named on coins of the southern kingdoms; probably the Gallic ally and later enemy of Julius Caesar.
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- Commios: the ruler of this coin · on the timeline
- Commius of the Gallic Atrebates: possibly the same man; recorded (Caesar, Frontinus); the identification with the British Commios is a modern reading,, · on the timeline
- Tincomarus: son, as his coins claim; read from coin legends · on the timeline
- Eppillus: son, as his coins claim; read from coin legends · on the timeline
- Verica: son, as his coins claim; read from coin legends · on the timeline
People Regini and Atrebates: Iron Age peoples of central southern England: the Atrebates in today's Hampshire, Berkshire and north Wiltshire, the on the Sussex coast around Chichester. Their coins carry the names of Commios and of later rulers who call themselves his sons.,
Read more: Wikipedia: Commius · Iron Age Coins in Britain: ABC 1037 · Commios: all coins · Atrebates and Regni: all coins
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