Atrebates Tincomarus 25 BC-AD 10 Prancing Lion Silver Unit

Atrebates Tincomarus 25 BC-AD 10

Ticomarus Prancing Lion Silver Unit

TINC around central pellet/Lion right, bucranium below

ABC1121, S89, Ext. Rare

1.21g, 11mm

Comes with previous handwritten label

Tincomarus, (Great in peace), was the first of 3 rulers claiming to be a son of Commios. He ruled the Regini for around 30 years having lost the Atrebates part of the kingdom to Eppillus. A close and contemporary and commercial rival to Tasciovanos Tincomarus was a self publicist who was the first king to inscribe his coins with Roman clothes as well as adopting some of the imagery of the Roman emperor Augustus. This suggests that he may have been schooled in Roman ways. He almost certainly asked Augustus for help and was certainly considered to be an ally of Rome.