Penniform gold barter rings
Penniform gold barter rings
Ayala Museum Research Team
The small, uninscribed gold piece, shaped like a ring about half an inch in diameter, was one of the earliest forms of currency in the Philippines. It was used in barter around the 8th-14th centuries. Used in barter and similar to a penny in its circular form, this was known as a penniform gold barter ring. The pieces shown here vary in size and thickness; some are hollow, others solid,and a few mere gold foils. Some of them may have been used as earrings. The bigger rings were recovered in Cebu and Leyte, the rest in Laguna and Rizal,
Currency (Coins, bank notes, paper money)
1971
8th-14th century
amrt
barter
cebu
commerce
currency
earrings
leyte
luzon
money
tantoco
trade
visayas
The small, uninscribed gold piece, shaped like a ring about half an inch in diameter, was one of the earliest forms of currency in the Philippines. It was used in barter around the 8th-14th centuries. Used in barter and similar to a penny in its circular form, this was known as a penniform gold barter ring. The pieces shown here vary in size and thickness; some are hollow, others solid,and a few mere gold foils. Some of them may have been used as earrings. The bigger rings were recovered in Cebu and Leyte, the rest in Laguna and Rizal,
Currency (Coins, bank notes, paper money)
1971
8th-14th century
amrt
barter
cebu
commerce
currency
earrings
leyte
luzon
money
tantoco
trade
visayas