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FINGER RING
Unique ID: BH-82C116
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A copper-alloy finger ring, probably Late Roman in date.
The band is of roughly equal width throughout, its upper surface having a raised central band flanked by a pair of grooves. A series of panels of transverse grooves, separated from one another by plain areas, decorates the upper surface of this band.
Diameter: 19.6mm; width of band: 3.4mm. Weight: 1.1g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 250
Date to: Circa AD 409
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 3.4 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 19.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 14/38 - 10a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Three Rivers (District)
To be known as: Abbots Langley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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