#FindsFriday: `The issuing authorities of the Norican coins were probably individual #Celtic princes who had the requisite silver at their disposal. These coins were not yet used as a means of payment in everyday life, but were more likely to have served as propaganda and been used for hoarding capital and for international transactions.`
Source: kärnten.museum

#FindsFriday #Celtic: `Under the influence of the Mediterranean civilizations, around the middle of the second century BC the Celts of the eastern Alpine region also began to mint their own coins. Two separate coinages can be distinguished: West Norican (Noric) and East Norican (Tauriscan). Both groups show a beardless male head with a laurel wreath ('head of Apollo') on the obverse, and a rider or horse on the reverse.`
Source: kärnten.museum

#FindsFriday: `As mercenaries, #Celtic warriors travelled widely and brought back foreign money to their native regions, where they subsequently began to mint their own coinage.`
Source: kärnten.museum

#FindsFriday #Celtic: `A silver #IronAge coin; a silver unit with no inscription from the Western region attributed to the Dobunni. The coin is a 'Cotswold Cock' type and dates from about 50-25 BC, Haselgrove Period II, Phase 6. There is a "moon" head right on the obverse, and a horse facing left on the reverse, with a cockerel's head below. The coin is 12.82mm in diameter, 1.19mm thick and weighs 1.00g.`
Source: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Alex Cassels

Coin finds from Aquae Sulis presented in the Roman baths in Bath. #FindsFriday

#FindsFriday #Celtic: Mask on a bronze jug, Celtic craftsmanship from the Glauberg site in central Hesse
Source: Source: World of the Celts in Glauberg

#FindsFriday: `The largest #Celtic burial ground in Carinthia to date, with a total of 62 burials, was uncovered in the Granitz Valley. It dates from 250 to 150 BCE. The dead were cremated and buried in urns. The graves provide insights into social structures. Some men‘s graves with swords and lances suggest a class of higher-ranking warriors. Women of comparable rank were buried with precious jewelry. A climbing iron, a bronze torc with a clay core, and a brooch with a mask appliqué are among the most notable finds from the burial ground.
The location of the associated settlement is unknown. Based on the size and furnishings, it is assumed to have been a clan burial.`
Source: kärnten.museum

#FindsFriday #Celtic: Between 300 and 250 BCE, Celts invaded the Alpine region and seized control. They formed the Noric Kingdom (Regnum Noricum). An important raw material was iron, which was mined in the Görtschitz Valley. Roman writers report the city of Noreia, which was the Celtic capital. The exact location of Noreia has not been conclusively determined to this day.
The Celts lived on estates and also in larger lowland settlements throughout the country.`
Source: kärnten.museum

#FindsFriday #Celtic: Winged beast, 450-380 BC
Source: World of the Celts in Glauberg