What currency was used in St. Patrick/Columbus era 569AD?

Answer 1

Essentially there wasn't any. Currency had died out with the fall of the Roman Empire. However, gold solidi or tremisses (1/3 solidus) were still minted by the Byzantines and the Frankish, Gothic etc. states which had succeeded the Romans in the West, and these coins were used in Britain too as a store of wealth - for example, there were a number of gold tremisses found in The Sutton Hoo burial. Coin striking only began again in England c. 600, and in Ireland it had to wait till the time of the Vikings.

Answer 2

Bananas. St. Patrick took them from Scotland to Ireland and made converts of Celtic Christians to Roman Catholic Christians. St Columbus brought bananas back from Ireland to Glasgow and was given the freedom of the city, for finding the queen's wedding ring in a salmon in the River Clyde. Hence when you ask someone in Glasgow, for the loan of some money, they always say: " Do you think I came up the Clyde in a Banana Boat".

Answer 3

Barter was much more common since most of the hard (gold or silver) currency still circulating was of old Roman vintage. Small local kingdoms minted coin but this was always on a limited level.

Answer 4

btw: Christophorus Columbus; born in Genua (Italy), 1451 - died Valladolid (Spain), May 20 1506; many years later than the days of St. Pat's, who lived from 385 till March17, 461

Answer 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlVHs0Wo9S0