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 many of his designs, like the vine leaf, borrow from the Roman world. 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 before the Roman conquest.
Vericathis coin
Commiusfather, as his coins claim (COM F, C O 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; Rudd counts Verica as the third so-called son of Commius, read from coin legends
Epaticcusrival from north of the Thames who took part of his kingdom (Calleva, today Silchester), modern reading of the coin evidence
People Regini and Atrebates: Modern names for the Iron Age peoples of southern England south of the middle Thames, roughly today's Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Berkshire. Catalogues treat their coins as one series; Verica's kingdom was centred on Sussex and east Hampshire.,,
Read more: Wikipedia: Verica · Wikipedia: Commius · Iron Age Coins in Britain: ABC 1193 · Verica: all coins · Atrebates and Regni: all coins
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