Rainbow cup

Electrum rainbow cup with triskelion.
A hoard of Rainbow cups found at Celtic Oppidum of Manching

Rainbow cup (German: Regenbogenschüsselchen, Czech: duhovka from duha - rainbow) is a term for Celtic gold coins found in areas once dominated by the La Tène culture. According to folk belief, Rainbow cups could be found where a rainbow touched the earth and could often be found in ploughed fields after heavy rainfall. They were thought to bring luck and had many different effects ascribed to them.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Brill’s New Pauly - Rainbow cup

Further reading

  • Rudd, Chris (6 September 2010). "Coin of the week (Rainbow cup)". Celticcoins.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
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