bronze ring.

[smudger]

the ring is just over an inch across and dates from the 16th/17th century .Ive only just found out they were for attaching things to a belt.
http://www.ourpasthistory.com/metal/those-rings-yet-again


see the above site for further details.

 

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[dugupfinds]

Also thought to be horse harness rings. I have found too many of these to believe they are purely from belts.

 

[smudger]

i didn't know anything about them ,until i saw that site.

 

[dugupfinds]

i didn't know anything about them ,until i saw that site.

Dodgy people try selling them on e-bay as 'Celtic Ring money'.

 

[Night Stalker]

Well, whatever it is, you're the first one to touch it in a very, very long time!

Nice find and thanks for sharing.



Night Stalker....

 

[Nana40]

Now that's an old ring! Congrats on your find and welcome to Tnet!

Nana

 

[Iskuli]

I hate to think how many of those I have tossed.....

 

[Sheldius]

I hate to think how many of those I have tossed.....

You're in TEXAS Iskuli. Yours are just junk . Celts never migrated that far. They didn't make it to Georiga either .

 

[Iskuli]

YO! Sheldius, don't rain on my parade. Maybe someone from England had one and just happened to drop it in my lake....hee hee

 

[twister]

Cool find

 

[Sheldius]

Yup, that must be what happened . It is a definite keeper in Ireland. HH.