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Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
7/8 - 1 1/4 in. (25.9 grams total, 22-31 mm).
A 'proto-money' or harness ring group comprising round-section rings, some with butt-joints, radiating lobes and other features. [5, No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From an English collection formed before 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Castelin, K., Keltische Munzen, Zurich, 1978, band 1, figs.981-986, for similar examples.
FOOTNOTES:
From the 3rd to 2nd Century B.C. and even before, Celtic rings in bronze were often used as a medium of exchange, before the actual issue of coinage in the area. The first attestation of rings as proto-money came from the Celtic Moesia, before the Roman conquest.
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