Bread and Butter

      After all the meats from the sheep, pigs, calves, and oxen have been ordered, it would seem appropriate to augment the menu with some bread and butter. Now bread depended on a lot of wheat, and some good ovens. The Cornovii were specialist at growing wheat at their home base on the lowlands. This had been the location to the farms and plowed fields for generations of my Celtic ancestors.  Ovens (kiln) had been a steady part of this activity for many generations. This wheat growing had become such an important part of their livelihood that some of the earliest coins of the Celtic culture made its debut.

      Here it is! The gold coin of Cunobelinus. Used as a symbol on this coin, it is thought to represent the ear of barley. Wheat on the back of a coin. [Not sure I have seen this before?] It is discussed in both the book by Jones and Mattingly p.53, and the book by Salway p.32. The front side (heads)  shows the name belinus (CVNO) and a horse. The horse being one of the most prized possessions.

       Pass the butter please.