History British Celtic Coinage
The Tribes outside Greek and/or Roman Territories would have commerce
with the civilized states and learned to like coinage. When coinage dried
up for various reasons, they would strike their own versions. These coins
are usually highly stylized. Celtic coins were made in Gaul, Spain, England
and north of the Rhine. In Britain, these coins generally date from about 100 BC until
the various tribes were conquered by the Romans as late as the middle of
the first century AD. The Romans under Julius Caesar first crossed
into Britain during his wars in Gaul in 54/55 BC, but he found nothing
of interest and deemed Britain not worth conquering. In 43 AD the emperor
Claudius personally led the Roman invasion of Britain. The Iceni tribe
under the warrior queen Boudicca revolted against Rome in 61 AD.
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