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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cherd, post: 24674131, member: 24754&quot;]I just started collecting Celtic/Anglo-Saxon/English coins about 6 months ago, so I&#039;m certainly no expert. But according to the research that I&#039;ve done so far, Celtic tribes in the south started minting uninscribed coins (no indication of tribe or ruler) around 100 BC. The coins were of gold, silver, and sometimes a mixture of the two (electrum). We have no idea what they were called, but they were similar in size and weight to Greek coins so we&#039;ve taken to calling them &quot;Staters&quot; (whole and fractions). These coins were minted until the invasions of Julius Caesar, after which the tribes started minting ruler inscribed coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>The tribes and locations that are thought to have participated in minting uninscribed coinage are underlined in red below. The tribes in Wales are not on the list, which is most likely inferred by the fact that these coins are not commonly found there (constitutes circular reasoning depending on which question you are trying to answer <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). Various forms of &quot;Iron Bar&quot; money had been used by Celtic people on the island since around 200 BC or so, but I have no idea whether this form of currency was common among the tribes in what would become Wales (or if these things are commonly found there).</p><p><br /></p><p>Doesn&#039;t directly address your question, but I hope there&#039;s something useful in there <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1573676[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: I also hope that these coins turn up at auction soon....... I still need a Stater for my collection!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another Edit: Oh, nevermind. Read the rest of the article and it looks like they are going to a museum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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