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Epaticcus · c. AD 25–40 (coins dated about AD 30–45)
Son of Tasciovanos; Cunobelin's brother or close relative
Epaticcus is known only from his coins: no Roman writer names him. His gold coins call him a son of Tasciovanos, which makes him a brother, or at least a close relative, of Cunobelin, the most powerful king north of the Thames, and this carries Tasciovanos's name around the seated . His coins are found south of the Thames, in the lands of the , where he seems to have pushed out Verica and taken Calleva (Silchester).,
Known for Taking the Atrebatic kingdom south of the Thames for Cunobelin's family in the years before the Roman invasion of AD 43.
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- Epaticcus: the ruler of this coin · on the timeline
- Tasciovanos: father; read from coin legends · on the timeline
- Cunobelin: brother, or close relative; read from coin legends · on the timeline
- Verica: rival king of the Atrebates, probably driven out by him; Verica is usually identified with Dio's 'Bericus'; one reading, · on the timeline
People Regini and Atrebates: Modern names for the Iron Age peoples of southern England between the middle Thames and the Sussex coast, roughly today's Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex, with centres at Calleva (Silchester) and Noviomagus (Chichester). Catalogues treat their coins as one series; Epaticcus came from the ruling family north of the Thames.,,
Read more: Wikipedia: Epaticcus · Iron Age Coins in Britain: ABC 1349 · PAS record 1016259 (featured coin) · Epaticcus: all coins · Atrebates and Regni: all coins
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