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Celtic Ring Money

Ring money of bronze, of silver, and of gold was used by the Celts in trade from Ireland to the Danube region. The dating of Celtic ring money is uncertain. Some authorities date the use of ring money from as early as 800 B.C. and it may have been used as late as 100 B.C. Some believe the bronze rings are actually just strap fittings, not a trade currency. Bronze rings are, however, sometimes found in quite large hoards and, in Spain, they are sometimes found with silver bar and disk ingots, and with 2nd century B.C. denarii of the Roman Republic. Undoubtedly they were used as fittings but they were also undoubtedly used as a store of wealth and for trade.

Celts, Danube Region, Bronze Ring Money, c. 800 - 100 B.C.

|Ring| |Money|, |Celts,| |Danube| |Region,| |Bronze| |Ring| |Money,| |c.| |800| |-| |100| |B.C.||Ring| |Money|
Ring money of bronze, of silver, and of gold was used by the Celts in trade from Ireland to the Danube region. The dating of Celtic ring money is uncertain. Some authorities date the use of ring money from as early as 800 B.C. and it may have been used as late as 100 B.C. Some believe the bronze rings are actually just strap fittings, not a trade currency. Bronze rings are, however, sometimes found in quite large hoards and, in Spain, they are sometimes found with silver bar and disk ingots, and with 2nd century B.C. denarii of the Roman Republic. Undoubtedly they were used as fittings but they were also undoubtedly used as a store of wealth and for trade.
SH54756. Bronze Ring Money, Victoor -, see Topalov Apollonia II p. 104 - 105 for similar type, Choice VF, weight 18.636 g, maximum diameter 33.4 mm, extremely rare and interesting piece; apparently unpublished; SOLD


Celtic Ring Money, Black Sea Region, c. 800 - 100 B.C.

|Ring| |Money|, |Celtic| |Ring| |Money,| |Black| |Sea| |Region,| |c.| |800| |-| |100| |B.C.||Ring| |Money|
This curious, extremely rare, and very special object is clearly related to the knobbed ring money of the Black Sea region. The referenced similar object in Victoor is inferior in design and manufacture and does not have a loop. Cast as a single piece, it is the product of a highly skilled craftsman and was very likely made for an important person to wear.
SH69205. Bronze Ring Money, cf. Victoor VIII 22 (crude, no loop); "ring money" orb made up of six knobbed wire meridians and equator, with a loop for suspension, probably 3rd - 2nd century B.C.; extremely rare; SOLD


Five Rings, Celtic Ring Money, Black Sea Region, c. 800 - 100 B.C.

|Ring| |Money|, |Five| |Rings,| |Celtic| |Ring| |Money,| |Black| |Sea| |Region,| |c.| |800| |-| |100| |B.C.||Ring| |Money|
Ring money of bronze, of silver, and of gold was used by the Celts in trade from Ireland to the Danube region. The dating of Celtic ring money is uncertain. Some authorities date the use of ring money from as early as 800 B.C. and it may have been used as late as 100 B.C. Some believe the bronze rings are actually just strap fittings, not a trade currency. Bronze rings are, however, sometimes found in quite large hoards and, in Spain, they are sometimes found with silver bar and disk ingots, and with 2nd century B.C. denarii of the Roman Republic. Undoubtedly they were used as fittings but they were also undoubtedly used as a store of wealth and for trade.
LT87185. Bronze Ring Money, 5 rings, VF, nice patinas, symmetric, well formed, (1x) Victoor -, Topalov Apollonia -, Burgos -, 4 knobs each ornamented with two nubs, 40.934g, 62mm, Very large and extremely rare; (1x) Victoor -, Topalov Apollonia -, Burgos -, triangular with each vertex ornamented with a knob trigon, 7.583g, 19mm, extremely rare; (3x) Topalov Apollonia I p. 95, V.0, 3 groups of 2 globules, each c. 3.8g, c. 26mm; SOLD







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REFERENCES|

Alvarez-Burgos, F. La Moneda Hispanica desde sus origines hasta el Siglo V. (Madrid, 2008).
Topalov, S. Apollonia Pontica: Contribution to the Study of the Coin Minting of the City 6th - 1st c. B.C. (Sofia, 2007).
Victoor, R. Roulles Celtes et Objets Assimilés. (Rosendaël-lez-Dunkerque, 1989).

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