currency bar

currency bar

n 1. (Historical Terms) a long narrow iron bar, often sword-like or spear-like in shape, dating from the pre-Roman and Roman period in Britain; the purpose of currency bars is not certain, and while they may have been used in trade, they may have had a ritual significance 2. (Archaeology) a long narrow iron bar, often sword-like or spear-like in shape, dating from the pre-Roman and Roman period in Britain; the purpose of currency bars is not certain, and while they may have been used in trade, they may have had a ritual significance 3. (Historical Terms) a metal bar of any of various shapes, used as a form of currency 4. (Archaeology) a metal bar of any of various shapes, used as a form of currency 5. (Currencies) a metal bar of any of various shapes, used as a form of currency