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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 exchange, gold was scarce in Britain until successive waves of invaders from the mainland, fleeing the expanding power of the Romans, brought with them degraded staters, an ancient gold coin of the Greeks.
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Document identity
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144316
label
Ring Money
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object
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144316
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object
title
Ring Money
description
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 exchange, gold was scarce in Britain until successive waves of invaders from the mainland, fleeing the expanding power of the Romans, brought with them degraded staters, an ancient gold coin of the Greeks.
date
c. 100–50 BCE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79921352
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Coins
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
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England
accession
1969.142
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tec
gold
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Ring Money, c. 100–50 BCE. England. Gold; diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.142
collection
MED - Numismatics
formerAccessionNumbers
196.1963
didYouKnow
Ring money could be strung, allowing you to wear your wealth and easily carry it with you.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Emery May Norweb. English Gold Coins, Ancient to Modern Times, On Loan to the Cleveland Museum of Art from the Norweb Collection. 1968.
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p. 1
creditline
The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 07:24:34.929000
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144316
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Medieval Art
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MED - Numismatics
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gold
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