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Celtic coinage was minted by the Celts from the late 4th century BC to the mid 1st century AD. Celtic coins were influenced by trade with and the supply of mercenaries to the Greeks, and initially copied Greek designs, especially Macedonian coins from the time of Philip II of Macedon and his son, Alexander the Great.
The original names of British Celtic coins are unknown. [10] Modern researchers have given coins whether inscribed or uninscribed various names. Gold coins are described as staters or quarter staters, with the name deriving from Greek coins. [11] [10] Gold staters generally weighed between 4.5–6.5 g (0.16–0.23 oz). [10]
The new coinage was made using Troy weights (12 Troy ounces to the pound), rather than the traditional Scots weights (16 Troy ounces to the pound). Coins were minted in both London and Edinburgh, the latter inscribed with the letter 'E' under the bust of the monarch to permit them to be distinguished. [21]
Rainbow cup (German: Regenbogenschüsselchen, Czech: duhovka from duha - rainbow) is a term for Celtic gold and silver coins found in areas once dominated by the La Tène culture (c. 5th century BCE - 1st century BCE in central Europe). They are curved like a bowl and marked with various symbols and patterns.
A map of Gaul in the 1st century BC, showing the relative positions of the Celtic tribes. Gold coins of the Parisii, 1st century BC (Cabinet des Médailles, Paris). Coin of the Parisii: obverse with horse, 1st century BC (Cabinet des Médailles, Paris). Coins of the Parisii (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
There have been three sets of coins in Ireland since independence. In all three, the coin showed a Celtic harp on the obverse.The pre-decimal coins of the Irish punt had realistic animals on the reverse; the decimal coins retained some of these but featured ornamental birds on the lower denominations; and the euro coins used the common design of the euro currencies.
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His research focuses in particular on Celtic coinage in Western Europe as well as the coinage of the Roman Empire and the Migration Period in Northern and Central Europe. The importance of coin finds for the understanding of the ancient world is always emphasized, whereby numismatic findings are closely linked to archaeological results.