Replica of Celtic coin.
- Material: zinc
- Size: 20 mm
Rainbow coin is a common name for Celtic coin - staters (ancient coin and unit of weight). The ancient Celts minted them between the 3rd and 1st centuries BC in Gaul, but also in Bavaria and Central Europe.
They came to be called rainbow coins by people who found them in fields after rain had washed away their surface and the coins glittered in the sun.
They were believed to be found where the rainbow touched the ground.
The technology of minting consisted of pouring weighed gold or silver metal into the pits in the coin plates. This was melted down and the shards thus obtained were used to produce coins with the help of mints. Coin workshops were located in the oppids.
The discovery of the Podmokel treasure on 12 July 1771 near the village of Podmokly in the Rokycany region of Bohemia is definitely worth mentioning. It contained several thousand Celtic coins with a total weight of 30-40 kg. The treasure was found in a bronze container together with torques. The age is estimated to be the middle of the 1st century BC.
The treasure was found in the hillside of a local stream and dismantled by local inhabitants. When Prince Karl Egon of Fürstenberg found out about it, he allegedly sent the dragon Růžička, who retrieved a large part of it in an indiscriminate manner for the prince. He then had most of the gold melted down and used it to mint ducats.
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