Clann Coinage

Clann Coinage

There is no evidence that the Celts of Ireland struck coins in our period. It seems more likely that their portable wealth was in the form of ornaments for personal adornment (torcs, arm-bands, rings, necklaces, cloak pins, etc.). The first evidence for native coinage in Ireland dates to the coming of the Vikings sometime after 950AD. However, the Celts of the continent did strike coins which appear to have been made on the model of Macedonian coinage like the gold stater of Philip II of Macedonia.

The Clann Coinage forum provides a place to catalog the various Clann coin stampings over the years.The smiths of our group work to create historically inspired coinage for use in trade and gaming andto better understand the techniques involved.Image