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IRON AGE DANUBIAN CELTIC PROTO-RING MONEY COLLECTION 3rd-1st century BC A bronze proto-money or harness ring group comprising twelve round-section rings, some with incised rims. 251 grams total, 34-48mm (1 1/4 - 2"). [12, No Reserve] Condition Very fine condition. Provenance The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; collection number CB2; formerly acquired in the 1990s. Footnotes Chris Rudd has collected ancient coins and antiquities since the 1940s. As an amateur archaeologist he found many himself at Badbury Rings, Dorset, 1952-53. He also dug at Hod Hill with Professor Sir Ian Richmond and at Wroxeter with Dame Kathleen Kenyon and Dr Graham Webster. Today he is best known as a Celtic coin dealer. His catalogues have been described as ‘an important research source’ by Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe and ‘treasure houses of delight’ by Dr Anne Ross. Coins and artefacts associated with Chris Rudd – as a collector, dealer and valuer – can be seen in The British Museum and other museums. This collection was formed since the 1970s.