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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moneyer12, post: 1440939, member: 28233&quot;]i had bronze rings from the uk, they looked just like rods that had been bent into a circle and were found in an ancient hoard. i have never heard of copper ones though? incidentally one of the oldest copper mines in the world is at great orme in north wales, evidence of trade with other countries were found when the site was being excavated, and it is generally thought that copper from here was alloyed with tin from cornwall to make bronze.</p><p><br /></p><p>it is also possible that some of the ones from eastern europe were adornments on clothing from as recent as the 16th century as the are perfectly joined, a craft that was unknown in iron and bronze age europe. the genuine ones are more ovoid than circular and have no welded joint, just like a rod that has been bent into a circle with the ends slightly apart.......................<a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Celtic_ring_money.j" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Celtic_ring_money.j" rel="nofollow">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Celtic_ring_money.j</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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