Mid 12th-8th century BC. A British triple-banded gold 'ring money' from the late Bronze Age, a composite Collar-Type ring comprising three conjoined bands. Cf. Taylor, J.T. Bronze Age Goldwork of the British Isles, Cambridge, 1980, pl.30h (which was found at Granta Fen, Ely, Cambs) and 34d and 34e. 2.89 grams, 14mm (1/2"). The Chris Rudd collection, Norfolk, UK; formed since the 1970s; previously in an Isle of Man collection; formerly in the Shamrock collection; found near Foxton, Cambridgeshire, UK, 28 October 1992; accompanied by Chris Rudd collector's notes and ticket for item BA27, and an offprint on Bronze Age goldwork of the British Isles by Joan J. Taylor. Chris Rudd says: 'Though primarily made as a piece of jewellery – almost certainly a tress-ring in this instance – such rings probably had a secondary purpose too, as a convenient method of portable wealth storage. In that sense one might justifiably regard these items as a form of primitive pre-coinage money, though today’s archaeologists are keen that we refer to them as ‘penannular rings’ rather than ‘ring money’.'