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LOT 1623

Iron Age Celtic Bronze Proto-Ring Money Collection

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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LOT 1623

Iron Age Celtic Bronze Proto-Ring Money Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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