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FINGER RING
Unique ID: PAS-94A623
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A small Roman silver finger-ring, quite heavily worn. The broad bulbous bezel has scalloped margins and incorporates the shoulders, which reduce sharply to a narrow hoop.
Date: Probably 2nd - 3rd century AD.
Diameter, external: 18.5 mm., internal: 15.9 mm.
Weight: 4.4 g.
Notes:
In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: North Lincolnshire Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2006T301
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.4 g
Diameter: 18.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 19th March 2003
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2006T301
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Roxby cum Risby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9217
Four figure Latitude: 53.6414353
Four figure longitude: -0.60988814
1:25K map: SE9217
1:10K map: SE91NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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