★ A beautiful 'ring money' ★

UNCERTAIN. Circa 1100-500 BC. Ring Money (Gold, 24 mm, 3.09 g). A twisted single shaft of gold with plain ends. Leu 7 (2020), 1001. Slightly bent, otherwise, extremely fine.

Late Bronze or early Iron Age gold objects such as this one have been found in various forms and shapes, but most notably in the form of rings. They probably both served as personal adornments and as a form of 'proto-money' used in trade and are often attributed to the British Isles, although such rings are in fact attested across all of Celtic Europe.