EditorialGold Coin of the Parisii, last quarter 2nd century B.C., Made in Paris, Celtic, Gold, 13/16 ? 7/8 ? 1/16 in., 0.2oz. (2.1 ? 2.3 ? 0.2 cm, 6.8g), Coins, The Celts probably began striking coins in the 200s b.c. after receiving gold and silver pieces from...
EditorialTerret (Rein Guide), 1?100, Celtic or Roman, Copper alloy, champlev? enamel, Overall: 3 1/8 x 4 x 1 1/4 in. (7.9 x 10.2 x 3.1 cm), Enamels-Champlev?, The Celts? use of chariots in warfare was legendary in the ancient world. This terret, made at the tim...
EditorialGold Coin of the Veneti or Namneti, mid-2nd century B.C., Celtic, Gold, 3/4 ? 13/16 ? 1/8 in., 0.3oz. (1.9 ? 2.1 ? 0.3 cm, 7.9g), Coins, The Celts probably began striking coins in the 200s b.c. after receiving gold and silver pieces from Hellenistic ki...
EditorialBard. Among the ancient Celts, a poet who composed panegyrics and songs of war, but then went on to describe the heroic or lyric poet of any age or country. Germanic bards. Colored engraving.