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LOT 1691
Iron Age Danubian Bronze Proto-Ring Money Group
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (200 grams total, 18-56 mm).
Proto-money or harness ring group comprising thirteen round, lozenge, and flat-section rings. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s.
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Opening Bid: £100
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Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
With tapering shank and integral ring with bulb finial; shank pierced below the junction with the bulb. 16 grams, 87 mm
Found Norfolk, Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. Accompanied by an old Norfolk Castle Museum record slip.
Recorded and assessed by the Secretary of State’s Expert Adviser as an object of cultural interest. The RCEWA reviewed an export application and determined that it meets the third Waverley criterion, making it currently non-exportable.
