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Numismatic and History Discussion Forums => Celtic, Barbaric & Tribal Imitative Coins Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Rugser on August 24, 2004, 08:30:06 pm

Title: Celtic Ring Money ?
Post by: Rugser on August 24, 2004, 08:30:06 pm: Hi to all

A question perhaps foolish.

Are these rings of bronze classifiable like Celtic Ring money?

Thank

ser

Ring # 1 diameter mm 22
Title: Re:Celtic Ring Money ?
Post by: Rugser on August 24, 2004, 08:31:49 pm: Ring # 2 diameter mm 28
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Post by: Rugser on August 24, 2004, 08:34:14 pm: Ring # 3 diameter mm16
Title: Re:Celtic Ring Money ?
Post by: Rugser on August 24, 2004, 08:35:28 pm: Ring # 4 diameter mm 35
Title: Re:Celtic Ring Money ?
Post by: Massanutten on September 10, 2004, 02:17:26 pm: The only classification that I know are descriptive e.g. metal (gold, silver, bronze) and the number of knobs on the ring. While yours is smooth, many have knobs which was probably an indication of relative value. I'll attach some examples.
Regards, Bob Porter

Silver with three knobs:
Title: Re:Celtic Ring Money ?
Post by: Massanutten on September 10, 2004, 02:28:04 pm: 25 knobbed bronze
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Post by: aureum on July 28, 2005, 09:06:51 am: hello

see my homepage

http://members.home.nl/lngoressen/index.htm

please send my your photo's of ring money or Rouelle's and I wil put them on my homepage.

thanks

mvg aureum
Title: Re: Celtic Ring Money ?
Post by: AncientCoins on July 28, 2005, 09:19:41 am: what about these 3? authentic? i want a part of the celtic past :D and a good price for $10?

andrew
Title: Re: Celtic Ring Money ?
Post by: Nico Creces on July 28, 2005, 11:32:33 am: Andrew, it looks like a good deal to me. If you can win this for $10, that means about $3 for 1 piece. I must say, many celtic coin collectors and pro's (like Chris Rudd from UK) do suggest that those rings aren't in fact money, but that they are cult objects instead.
So there are different opinons about it. But one way or the other, for $10 you could own a marvellous piece of ancient european history.
Grtz ;),
Nico
Title: Re: Celtic Ring Money ?
Post by: AncientCoins on August 06, 2005, 11:35:41 pm: well nico, i did win a piece of celtic ring money :D . here is the link, and below is a pic.

andrew
Title: Re: Celtic Ring Money ?
Post by: Nico Creces on August 07, 2005, 08:28:01 am: Hello Andrew,
good job ;).
It's a bargain for that price.
I deleted the link to ebay, you know ;).
Congrats,
Nico
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Post by: Goodies on August 24, 2005, 02:29:06 pm: Celtic rouelles... I find them sooo beautifull....

Below example comes from the collection of a famous Dutch collectionneur:
Title: Re: Celtic Ring Money ?
Post by: AncientCoins on August 24, 2005, 04:40:37 pm: wow! ive never seen those before! nice!

andrew
Title: Re: Celtic Ring Money ?
Post by: Diederik on August 25, 2005, 04:20:26 pm: The 'knobby' rings and spoked wheels seem all to come from Gaul. The plain rings are more often found in present day Belgium and Southern Netherlands. As far as I know they don't occur in Germany. Decorated rouelles are nearly always cast, the heavy rings too, but the small rings were cut out of copper plate.

Frans