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Friday 10th Jan 2025 You have the opportunity to win this Atrebates & Regni tribe of the United Kingdom – King Verica Vine Leaf full gold Iron Age stater (10-40AD).
There are a total of 1360 tickets available @ £1.99 in this King Verica full gold stater, once full you will have to wait for the draw date (10th Jan 2024) which is drawn live from our Youtube Chanel with a link shared across at the same time to our Facebook business page, don’t worry if you miss the live draw as all live draws are kept on our YouTube Chanel for catchup.
Introduction to Iron Age Gold Stater Coins of the united Kingdom
They are known as “staters” from the Greek meaning “weight” and is a term using to describe ancient coins. It is thought the Celts copied the idea from the ancient Greeks as there are stylistic similarities between the two. Historians believe initially gold coins were minted predominately as war money. They were used to pay troops, pay tribute and in diplomacy. Most people in Iron Age Britain still used barter for everyday trading, or were beginning to use the new low value base metal coins, but gold coins were something for the rich. They were minted by tribal leaders. Gold coins were likely thought of as the local “king’s” money.
King Verica of the Atrebates Iron Age tribe of England
Ruler, issued coins in Southern England during the late pre-Roman Iron Age, circa AD 10-40.
He is known from coin legends, where he sometimes uses the Latin title REX (‘king’) and possibly from historical sources. It is very likely that the Verica named on coins can be identified with the ‘Berikos’ mentioned by Cassius Dio (LX, 19), According to Dio, Berikos was driven out of Britain and fled to the emperor Claudius in Rome, who used this incident as an excuse for the subsequent Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43, Verica is associated with the Atrebates, one of the’civitates’ (administrative divisions) of the Roman period, that are thought to have been based on the political groups or tribes of the Iron Age. He is also explicitly associated with the pre-Roman and Roman period settlement of Calleva (Calleva Atrebatum, Silchester) in his coin inscriptions. His coin inscriptions also suggest that he was one of the sons of Commios (q.v.).
Collecting Iron Age Gold Stater Coins
The Celts created many different types of coins, with over a thousand types known from Britain alone. A very small number of these can be tied to historical events, or people, but in the main Celtic coins are really all about the art. Unless you already have a particular affinity to something Celtic, such as the Iceni tribe, or king Commios, then your best way of starting a collection is to look through books, auction catalogues and dealer’s websites, and just find what catches your eye. The standard advice of “collect what calls to you” is particularly good when it comes to Celtic coins.
Buying every pretty coin that comes up for sale can become prohibitively expensive, so here at Lockdown Competitions we can offer these Iron Age Celtic Coins up in competitions giving everyone the chance to own these great valuable pieces of history for a few pounds.
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How to Enter and Win
Simply add the amount of tickets you wish to purchase (maximum of 100 per person) answer the question and then proceed to basket for checkout, we take most forms of payment – Mastercard – Paypal – Visa – Google pay – Apple Pay – Super Payments
1st prize – Atrebates & Regni tribe of the United Kingdom – King Verica Vine Leaf full gold stater.
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This competition is open to UK residents aged 18 or over.
You can enter this competition up to 100 times.
This competition will close at 7:00 pm on 10th Jan 2025. The live draw for this competition will be at 8:00 pm on 10th Jan 2025. You can watch the draw LIVE on our Facebook page.
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How many times can I enter this competition?
You can enter this competition up to 100 times.
How do I get my number?
Once your order has been placed your ticket number(s) will be randomly allocated and will show on your order confirmation. They will also be emailed to you, and will be available in the My Account area.
How is the winner chosen?
The draw is done live on Facebook using a random number generator to determine the winning ticket number. You’ll be contacted directly if you have won.
Can the draw date change?
The draw date will not change and will go ahead regardless of ticket sales.
