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Celtic earring c100bc.

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aredrosegrewup · 07/08/2025 16:17

Couldn't work out where to put this. Please advise if there is somewhere better.

This was sold to me as a Celtic earring c100bc. I paid £22. I bought it from somewhere selling various antiques at a range of prices. No reason to believe it's fake. Couldn't find much information online. Any ideas? Thanks!

Celtic earring c100bc.
Celtic earring c100bc.
Celtic earring c100bc.
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aredrosegrewup · 07/08/2025 17:29

NewBlueNoteBook · 07/08/2025 17:25

I’m not really sure what you are asking.

You don’t think it is fake.
You were happy to buy it without authentication.
You believe the price is reasonable.

In which case, what would you like from this thread?

A discussion... which is what I'm having with other posters.
Not sure why you've commented to say you don't understand the point of the post. I've clearly asked for others' thoughts. I'm open to changing my mind.

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Teajenny7 · 07/08/2025 17:31

A previous owner of my house found a Roman coin. The local musum authenticated it. We back on to a Roman road. I have always wanted to get a metal detector and dig up the garden.

I hope it is real, evening it isn't quite as old enjoy it.

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aredrosegrewup · 07/08/2025 17:33

Teajenny7 · 07/08/2025 17:31

A previous owner of my house found a Roman coin. The local musum authenticated it. We back on to a Roman road. I have always wanted to get a metal detector and dig up the garden.

I hope it is real, evening it isn't quite as old enjoy it.

Oh really, that's cool! I hope so too.

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aredrosegrewup · 07/08/2025 17:38

IlovePond · 07/08/2025 17:22

@aredrosegrewup I took my kids to a ‘hands on’ experience at the BM many years ago. I enjoyed it much more than the few children there, who didn’t really understand what ‘old’ things were!

All was going well until youngest aged about 3, (who was standing in front of me), literally pocketed a small silver coin that was thousands of years old. I spotted this at the same time as the member of staff and grabbed it off him, just as she was starting to say something, but it was mortifying and I have rarely left a building so quickly before or since🙀

Turned out he thought it was the gift shop and ‘that was what I wanted, Mummy’ because the ‘lady was at a counter’ 🙈

Coming back to your earring - it wouldn’t surprise me at all if it’s genuine and there are similar things for sale. Have you tried Googling the seller for reviews? (If this is a possibility.)

Haha! I like his style 😂

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Summerhillsquare · 07/08/2025 17:57

They sell that kind thing in the red house antiques place in York. Various antiquities. Probably they charge a bit more though.

NewBlueNoteBook · 07/08/2025 18:05

aredrosegrewup · 07/08/2025 17:29

A discussion... which is what I'm having with other posters.
Not sure why you've commented to say you don't understand the point of the post. I've clearly asked for others' thoughts. I'm open to changing my mind.

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Because it’s hard to help if I’m not sure what you want.

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aredrosegrewup · 07/08/2025 18:13

NewBlueNoteBook · 07/08/2025 18:05

Because it’s hard to help if I’m not sure what you want.

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Fair enough. Your first post didn't come across as wanting to help which is why I responded how I did. I genuinely just wanted a discussion, others' opinions or if there was an expert that would be great.

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latetothefisting · 07/08/2025 18:28

onceuponatimeinneverland · 07/08/2025 16:39

Suspect you've been had. Basically 2000 years in the ground? How realistic is it that something that flimsy/small survived in the ground and then was dug up? But for £22 it's not a massive amount to pay .

what?
have you....ever been to a museum?

latetothefisting · 07/08/2025 18:43

OP I think it's plausible it could be that age. It's clearly fairly old, and the style is pre-modern. Not entirely sure how they could date it to 100BC and not, say, 900 AD. Surely the seller would have been the best person to ask?

The pricing isn't hugely out either, e.g. £160 for these 5 bronze earrings (albeit a few centuries later)

Ancient Roman Bronze Earring, IV-V Centuries. - Etsy UK

RainbowSlimeLab · 07/08/2025 18:50

I bought a spear head for £20 about twenty years ago. Was told it was Celtic, about 1000 years old. Took it to the BM who said it could be a few hundred years old, it could be a thousand.

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