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Ruler
FreeVerica · c. AD 10–40
Verica ruled the and south of the Thames from about AD 10 to about AD 40, from a kingdom centred on today's Sussex and east Hampshire. His coins call him a son of Commius, and he struck many types, often copying Roman designs. Rome recognised him as king (rex). He is almost certainly the 'Bericus' who, Cassius Dio says, was driven out of Britain by an uprising and persuaded the emperor Claudius to invade in AD 43.,,
Known for Issuing one of the largest and most Roman-looking coinages of Iron Age Britain, and, as 'Bericus', appealing to Claudius in the lead-up to the Roman conquest.
Vericathis coin
Commiusfather, as his coins claim (COMMI F); Commius himself is recorded by Caesar as the king he set over the Atrebates of Gaul, read from coin legends (Commius recorded),
Tincomarusearlier king of the same people, also called son of Commius on his coins, read from coin legends,
Epaticcusrival from north of the Thames who seems to have taken part of his kingdom, modern reading of the coin evidence
People Atrebates and Regni: Modern names for the Iron Age peoples of southern England between the middle Thames and the Sussex coast: roughly today's Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and eastern Wiltshire, with centres at Calleva (Silchester) and Noviomagus (Chichester). Catalogues treat their coins as one series.,
Read more: Wikipedia: Verica · Wikipedia: Commius · Iron Age Coins in Britain: ABC 1247 · Verica: all coins · Atrebates and Regni: all coins
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