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The History Sale
1 BRONZE AGE IRISH GOLD RING-MONEY,three Penannular rings of circular section of solid gold with a high purity.
The social and legal structure of Pre-Christian society was highly regimented and followed a justice system based on rep-
aration.This usually involved payment by the perpetrator to the victim and their family.The nature of these repayments
varied with records from the period detailing the exchange of slaves or cattle as well as smaller items such as tools and
ornaments. Gold ring-money would be amongst these exchanges, as items they varied in quality and standard which
would suggest that they lacked a fixed denomination as expected in the monetary exchange of modern society. However,
solid gold pieces such as these present examples would carry significant value.
€ 1,500 - 2,500