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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 969194, member: 26302"]Well Doug I guess you are just a multi jurisdictional addict. I just was saying you would be an expert in Romans the OP could get help from.</p><p><br /></p><p>The "rings" are just small bronze circles. I read a great story about them once, and they said take any bridle and there are like 20-30 small bronze rings used to connect the leather. These are what these rings on Ebay are. Many people get confused, or intentionally mislead buyers, since there was one report in literature that Celts used bronze rings for money. Like I said, anything made of metal in ancient times could be money. The Celts made traditional coinage and can be very beautiful. They had a very artistic style, frequently imitating contemparary coinage in their own style.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, Chris Rudd is one of the premier Celtic dealers. A search for his name will bring up a couple of sites. Celtic is very interesting, but books are somewhat scarce and the coins are more expensive than Roman, which is why I suggested Roman as a starter culture to get into ancients.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 969194, member: 26302"]Well Doug I guess you are just a multi jurisdictional addict. I just was saying you would be an expert in Romans the OP could get help from. The "rings" are just small bronze circles. I read a great story about them once, and they said take any bridle and there are like 20-30 small bronze rings used to connect the leather. These are what these rings on Ebay are. Many people get confused, or intentionally mislead buyers, since there was one report in literature that Celts used bronze rings for money. Like I said, anything made of metal in ancient times could be money. The Celts made traditional coinage and can be very beautiful. They had a very artistic style, frequently imitating contemparary coinage in their own style. Yes, Chris Rudd is one of the premier Celtic dealers. A search for his name will bring up a couple of sites. Celtic is very interesting, but books are somewhat scarce and the coins are more expensive than Roman, which is why I suggested Roman as a starter culture to get into ancients.[/QUOTE]
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