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title: Britain's First Inscribed Coins
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5910/britains-first-inscribed-coins/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Britain's First Inscribed Coins

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Britain's First Inscribed Coins](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5910.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5910.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/), naming the ruler [Commius](https://www.worldhistory.org/Commius/), is probably the earliest evidence of [writing](https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/) in [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/). His name appears in its [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) form, "COMMIOS". Later coins, such as those of his son Tincomarus, have inscriptions written in Latin. [Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) coin of Commius from Southern [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/), circa 40-25 BCE. Found in a tumulus in about 1840 CE. T. G. Barnett Bequest. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 31). Britain's First Inscribed Coins. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5910/britains-first-inscribed-coins/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Britain's First Inscribed Coins." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5910/britains-first-inscribed-coins/>.

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