Celtic ring money?

[sajtikus]

Made of bronze, there are a lot of dirt on it.

It is an irregular circle.
1,5cm

 

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[Urien of Rheged]

Made of bronze, there are a lot of dirt on it.

It is an irregular circle.
1,5cmView attachment 2187138

If you go by eBay then yes that is "Celtic ring money" however I have to say I'm skeptical. Having said that I have zero expertise in them.
The reason I am skeptical is due to the fact I find them, exactly as yours is, far too often. I hope you're right though and that's what they are but I must have thrown quite a few away though I know there are a few in a bucket I throw copper and brass into so I can weigh in and cash out once in a while.
Now I'm tempted to try and dig them back out.

 

[cudamark]

Harness ring.

 

[Urien of Rheged]

Harness ring.

Makes total sense, on some more than others you can see the wear. I'd even hazard a guess that they are from the post medieval to the 19th century too in context of where I've found them in the past
Anyway temptation to root through a bucket of crap has now elapsed. Thanks

 

[sajtikus]

Makes total sense, on some more than others you can see the wear. I'd even hazard a guess that they are from the post medieval to the 19th century too in context of where I've found them in the past
Anyway temptation to root through a bucket of crap has now elapsed. Thanks

Its a roman field, I barely find anything modern (only before 15. Century)

 

[sajtikus]

how is a harness ring is only 1,5cm?

 

[sajtikus]

It has an almost perfect edge

 

[cudamark]

how is a harness ring is only 1,5cm?

Reins on a pony?

 

[Urien of Rheged]

Its a roman field, I barely find anything modern (only before 15. Century)

I detect next to a Roman fort pal and believe me, the Romans don't have a monopoly over losses there over the centuries. It's also in Brigantia, I'm not sure how the Brigantes traded but they certainly didnt produce coins as the southern tribes tended. I'm not saying they didnt use ring money though, that I will look into.
What makes me skeptical with regard to the Brigantes supposedly losing all those coins for me to find centuries on here and there is they just don't tend to leave us much traces. Few settlements have been found, there are only a couple of Hillforts that aren't very grand and very few other relics are found from that era by detectorists and archaeologists.
Amd so the chances of me finding even one would be slim.

 

[Red-Coat]

Could I just offer that Celtic ring money both did exist and is virtually impossible in many cases to distinguish from harness rings and other similar items.

The authenticated monetary items are often only attributable as such when found in hoards or caches that also contain actual coins or items with trade value.

 

[Urien of Rheged]

Thanks for that Red coat.

So It's a could. Which is never good enough no matter how close. It's a solid ID that we all want and need.
The only way I think you'll be able to make a better assessment would be to find examples that having been found in a hoard are 100% and take a really close look at and see how they match up to yours.
Best of luck