For small clay items no skeleton is required.  The coin-shape was cut out using a clay cutter, then the design on top was cut out separately and placed on the coin.  Adjustments were, as much as possible, done prior to placing on the coin.

The oven-baked clay will sometimes show discoloration after painting, so painting is a requirement.  Objects in the same batch of clay that are the same thickness can react differently due to the heat so it is always best to either plan to paint or monitor single items.

Paint was then applied on the baked coins.  For the Ship coin the Heraldry of the Shire of Danegeld Tor was used.  For the majority of the others spell icons were used for a variety of shapes.

As the paint made the coin look too new I decided to see if I could make the coin look aged.  This required green dry-brushing and an almost complete erasure of paint to simulate wear and age.

The other coins were not aged and were painted to the spell icon.  This required both tight color control and feathering depending on the spell.