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Message:: [QUOTE="TuckHard, post: 8081164, member: 102653"]Again, not quite ancient but I hope it fits in enough. This is a ring-money that was used by the Korintji/Kerinci people or tribe of Sumatra who lived in the interior of the island. The use of brass rings as money probably started around 1700 and lasted until 1900 AD and was noted by numerous colonial historians, most notably Millies in his 1871 work that would become the first published piece on what would become Indonesian numismatics. They are quite rare, but not terribly so. This variety with an evenly spaced reeded outer edge is much more rare than the more common plain rings or those with knobs. This type is also the kind depicted by Millies. [ATTACH=full]1403162[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1403159[/ATTACH] Korintji People of Sumatra Present-day Indonesia c. 1700 - 1900 AD Brass Ring with Riveted Outside Rim and Two Inner Bands (also known as anye or ringgeld) 2.38 grams | 22mm wide | ring 2mm wide, 3mm tall Ref: Millies (1871) #210, 211; see below <img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/1700-1900-ad-circa-ae-korintji-anye-ring-ringgeld-millies-210-211-reference-1-png.1235828/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Next: Another "primitive" money or typical coin[/QUOTE]