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Celtic Proto Ring Money, Large type, c. 700-400 BC

Copper alloy; 30mm/19.0gm

Con/ As Cast; Dark green patina, cleaned and waxed.

Seller's Note/ Such 'proto money' was used as a trading commodity (currency) before the introduction of struck coins in the Eastern Danube region and the Black sea area by the Celtic tribes and were marketed by their weight. The most common types were simple round rings, while others had a few knobs or lugs that were worn as beads or jewelry in one manner or another.

This ring money features a trio of equidistant lugs about the rim. Most likely it was worn on a thong as a pendent. Extremely Rare, this pendent was ground found in a Celtic settlement south of the River Drava.