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Dumnonii insist on barter, and refuse coinage, may be based on Diodorus Siculus,

The Dumnonii had no coins, relying on an iron-bar currency

In June 1749 in the middle ridge of Carn Brea hill were found a number of pure gold coins. These coins were found to be minted in Gaul by the Bellovaci, a Belgic tribe. This tribe lived between Paris and the English Channel and were introduced into southeast England during the latter part of the second century B.C.

The Cornish town of Launceston had a Royal mint in the Saxon period. The name Launceston is made up of Celtic and Saxon words. Lann meant church in Cornish. So it was the Lann of St Stephen. The 'ton' comes from the Saxon word 'tun' which meant farm, hamlet or estate. By the time of the Norman conquest in 1066 Launceston was an important settlement. Coins issued at launceston comprised the reigns of Aethelred II, William I and II Henry I, Stephen and Henry II. At First they bore the name contracted to LANSTF, but later STEPHANI was used.