Record ID: SOM-EDE852
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Roman cast copper alloy finger ring. Only the bezel, parts of both shoulders and about a tenth of the hoop survives, the rest is lost to old breaks and the remaining part of the hoop is bent under. The ring has a wide bezel with an oval recess in the centre, probably to hold an intaglio, now lost. The recess contains traces of a white substance, probably a calcium carbonate cement to hold the intaglio. The shoulders taper in width away from the bezel to the hoop and are angled down at c.45 degrees to it. The hoop and shoulders have a slight D-shaped section with flat inn…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Petherton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EB7106
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold finger ring, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. The damaged ring is of simple form, comprising a 'D-sectioned' band with no decoration on the outer face. The inner face bears the legend 'True love' and has three hallmarks: the right-facing bust of a king, the lion standard mark, the maker's mark 'I.P'. Dimensions: 20.4mm diameter, 2.1mm high. Weight: 1.85g. The king's head is a duty mark which was introduced on 1st December 1784. Between 1784 and 1786 it was struck incuse; the mark on this ring is cameo, indicating a date of 1786 onwards. The maker's mark 'I…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croxley Green', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EAE7D3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy signet finger ring of Late Medieval date. The ring is stirrup-shaped. The oval bezel has been deeply engraved with a letter 'S', flanked by a pair of vertical straight lines, with recessed pellet embellishments above and below. The shoulders taper smoothly into the 'D-sectioned' hoop. Dimensions: 27mm long (bezel to back of hoop), up to 13.1mm wide (bezel); weight: 8.32g. Several similar rings bearing single letters were found in excavations in Salisbury (Cherry in Saunders and Saunders eds. 1991: fig. 12, nos. 17-24). These were compared to seals on documents of …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croxley Green', grid reference and parish protected.