#vine leaf rex

Excessively Rare Celtic “Vine Leaf Rex” Gold Coin

This is a quarter stater attributed to the AtrebatesandRegni Celtic peoples. It was struck circa 10-40 AD under the rule of Verica, a British client king of the Roman Empire in the years preceding the Claudian invasion of 43 AD.

It known as a “Vine Leaf Rex” type with a vine leaf on the obverse and veri written around. The reverse has a naked warrior on a horse, holding a spear and a sword, with r[ex] written below and an f behind. Extremely fine and excessively rare.