The Regini and Atrebates Tincomarus, circa 30-10 BC. Gold 1/4 Stater circa 25-20 BC, Calleva Atrebatum. TINC on rectangular tablet, C-A above and below / Winged head of Medusa facing, a pair of snakes knotted below the chin, two large snakes descending on either side of the face. 1,21g. Andersen H. B., Apollo to Apollo, the Hunt for the Divine and Eternal Beauty, 2019, p. 217, 38.1 (this coin) and Master of Miniatures Art, a Window to the Birth of Western Culture and Art, 2022, p. 95 (this coin); BMC 822; Rudd, Ancient British Coins 1076; Spink 77; Van Arsdell 378-1. Good extremely fine. Provenance: Münzen & Medaillen Basel FPL 498 (April 1987), 8. Hess Divo 307 (7 June 2007), 1413. From the Apollo to Apollo Collection. Tincomarus was the son of Commius, whom he succeeded around 25–20 BC as ruler of the Atrebates in Britain. Commius is thought to have established his kingdom following his defeat at the hands of Caesar after the Battle of Alesia, as recorded in Caesar’s De Bello Gallico. The C - A legend may refer to Calleva Atrebatum (Hampshire), the place of minting.