Ring Money

c. 100–50 BCE Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.142

Used in the ancient world from c. 1600 BC, gold ring money was also in general use in Ireland around 100-50 BC. It was used in Britain as well but not to the same extent. This piece was found at Norman Leighton, Warwickshire, almost the central county of England. As a means of...

Artifact

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1969.142
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Terms

Culture
England
Technique
gold
Medium
gold
Genre
Coins
Department
Medieval Art

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