Record ID: NMGW-9F38B2 - POST MEDIEVAL finger ring

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Finger ring

Unique ID: NMGW-9F38B2

Object type certainty: Certain

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Silver gilt ring in the form of a broad band with single beaded edges. The inner face is engraved with legend LEVE +TO +DYE ♣ in Roman capitals, with crosslets between words, and a trefoil at the end. The hoop, which has a fracture across it, has an internal diameter of 18.6mm. Weight 5.1g.

Approx. metal content: silver, 98%; copper, 2%. The ring has a form and style of lettering typical of a 17th-century date. The inscription may be compared to mottoes such as 'Lets live & die in unity', 'Thee and i will louers die', 'thinke on me;' (Dalton 1912, nos 1234, 1300, 1302). The style is lettering may be compared with that on a 17th-century posy ring inscribed PITYE THE POOWR, with similar crosslets and floral stop, from Aldwych, London (Murdoch 1991, no. 124).

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: National Museum of Wales
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 200716

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1700
Date to: AD 1800

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 5.1 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Gilded [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Wales
County: Vale Of Glamorgan
District: Vale Of Glamorgan
Parish: Penllyn

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SS9777
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st May 2007

Personal details

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Recorded by: M Redknap - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: Treasure (Wales): 2007.16
Treasure case number: 200716

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