Record ID: SWYOR-2D81D4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
2007 T395: gold posy ring from Saxton, North Yorkshire Small gold posy ring with d-shaped hoop. Inscribed on the interior face 'TRI AND TRVST'. There are traces of black enamel within the lettering. Posy-rings were popular love tokens, given upon betrothal or marriage. On the interior of these rings are inscribed love-mottoes. The earliest examples are medieval but the tradition continued until the nineteenth-century. In the absence of a maker's mark or any other features this ring cannot be dated as pre-1707. As it was found before 1997 this falls under the Treasure Trove Act; where …
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saxton with Scarthingwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-1C2C53
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A hoard of nineteen incomplete and fragmentary gold items of Middle Bronze Age date: 1. Bar torc (part) of triangular cross section, with simple hooked terminal. It is roughly and loosely coiled and irregularly twisted. The torc was originally untwisted and penannular in shape, the twisting and distortion to its shape occurred at the time of coiling, probably shortly before final deposition. Length 560mm. Triangular cross section, sides 3.9mm. Weight 53.92g. NB - 6 is part of this torc giving a total length (circumference) of 700mm (equivalent to a diameter of c. 223mm) and weight of …
Created on: Tuesday 14th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 5th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Priddy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-05D4C1
Object type: STUD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold and garnet setting. Report by Sonja Marzinzik of The British Museum. An Anglo-Saxon, round gold and garnet setting, now damaged. The central quatrefoil cell is now empty. It is surrounded by four semi-circular cloisons. Two of them still contain garnets (cracked) and there are garnet splinters in a third cell. The fourth cell has lost its garnet but still contains the wafered gold backing foil. A triple frame surrounds this arrangement: The plain cell border is set inside a very fine beaded wire ring and the outer edge of the object is framed by a twisted bead wire. The plai…
Created on: Monday 13th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Farthingston', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NARC-C9B1E5
Object type: JEWELLERY FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A postmedieval circular gold disc, the reverse with a gold shaft. The disc and shaft are crushed and dented. The precious metal content of the fitting fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act, but the object has no diagnostic features, and cannot be securely dated pre-1705.
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-C9AD15
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold fragment from a larger object. It has a round loop (presumably for attachment), embedded in and forming one end of a rectangular frame which expands and flattens out at the other end, where it is broken off. The remainder of the original object might, for instance, have been round or cross-shaped. The fragment was assembled from several parts, at least the loop, a backing sheet for the rectangular section, another sheet merged with it and the three-dimensional decoration described below. The rectangular part of the object is very ornate and decorated three-dimensionally with …
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Corby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NARC-C9A530
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold circular band: this band is formed of hammered gold with a rough concave interior, suggesting that it was intended as a mount of some kind, rather than a finger ring. In the absence of any context or distinguishing stylistic features, this item is undatable.
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-C99D15
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This small ring is formed of a simple plaited band. It is likely to be post-medieval in date, but in the absence of any parallels in the British Museum, there is no evidence to confirm that it is more than 300 years old. Consequently, as the ring cannot be securely dated to pre-1706 it falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-C79F30
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
2006 T588 Report by Martin Henig: "The ring i made of gold with a hoop flattened at one point to make an ovoid bezel, upon which is roughly incised the form of a palm branch. The type is well attested in the Campanian cities overwhelmed by the erruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 with examples from Pompeii (d'Ambrosio and De Carolis 1997, 39 no. 65, tav.vii), Herculaneum (d'Ambrosio and De Carolis 1997, 96 no. 299, tav. xxx) and Oplontis (d'Ambrosio and De Carolis 1997, 71 no. 224, 225, tav. xxiii). The diameter of the rings vary from some 14mm to 20mm or so, but the smallest of them like t…
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C75C64
Object type: AESTEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Published
The find is a gold hollow-cast zoomorphic finial, most probably to be fixed as a terminal to a æstel, or pointer. The head tapers to become a neck, which would have acted as a rimmed socket for a slender rod, secured to the terminal with a rivet through the two holes provided on the neck. The base of the object is flat. The dimensions are: length: 31mm; width: 13mm; thickness: 7mm; weight: 4.12g. The object has been squashed, and there is some damage visible below the left nostril and on the neck. The terminal is in the shape of the head of an animal, with applied ccomma-shaped ea…
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C57B83
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Report: Case 2006 T63 Parish/County: near Chichester, West Sussex File report A medieval gold finger-ring, with an irregularly-shaped biconical bezel, set with a sapphire. The hoop is slightly bent. The ring probably dates to the 13th century. X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of the ring indicated a gold content of 73-75%, silver content of 11-13%, the rest being copper. The blue stone was identified by Raman spectroscopy as a sapphire. Maximum diameter: 23 mm. Weight: 2.46 gr. The find therefore qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 …
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C55DF7
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
2007 T321 The Briish Museum curator report says: "Gold rectangular bracelet slide with remains of enamel on the upper surface, upon which scratches are visible. Three of the edges have engraved decoration in the shape of continuous arches. The two shorter sides have protrusion: one is squashed out of shape; the other serves as a handle for a drawer. This suggests it may have been used as a reliquary or momento mori, more than likely containing hair. The base has been dented slightly, causing the piece to curve. Examples of this object type survive intact in the Hull Grundy Collection …
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Legsby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C542C8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
British Museum Report: "Date: 1700 Description: Gold mourning ring. D-shaped hoop. Inscribed to the inside 'S P obijt 20 June j700 aeta 28'. This inscription is followed by a maker's mark: 'M' in a rectangular punch. There are traces of black enamel within the lettering and the punch. Discussion: Mourning rings were usually made in memory of a recently deceased relation. Often money was left in wills with which to have a ring commissioned for this purpose. The inscription translates to 'S P died on 20 June 1700 aged 28'. 'SP' are the initials of the deceased. The maker is uni…
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Monday 25th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hawton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C51917
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval gold circular finger-ring, of small diameter, consisting of a very worn hoop. The hoop is decorated with a symmetrical design in the bezel area. The square central hole, between two engraved vertical lines, the two further panels both contained a punched dot, a hole and a further engraved vertical line. Each of the holes suggests a different diameter and these may have been designed for glass or gem settings, but there is no evidence that these were ever inserted. The finger-ring dates to the 14th century. Diameter of hoop 18mm.
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Sunday 10th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Campsall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B502C5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval gold coin; a 7th-century tremissis that was minted at Dorestad in the Netherlands by Rimoaldus in c.600 - 675 AD. The coin has a diameter of 12.7mm and is 1.3mm thick. It weighs 1.3g. For references see Grierson and Blackburn's 'Medieval European Coinage' (vol 1) p.137; and A.N. Zadoks-Josephus Jitta (1961) 'De Eerste Muntslag te Duurstede', Jaarboek voor Munt-en Penningkunde 48, 1-14 (Plate 1, no. 3). This coin is probably the first of this type to have been found in England.
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BUC-B21227
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval gold quarter noble of Henry V (1413-1422), Class G, AD 1413-1422, minted at London, North 1384.
Created on: Thursday 9th August 2007
Last updated: Saturday 29th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ambrosden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-984E65
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A miniature medieval brooch, roughly oval in shape, and terminating in two joined hands. The brooch has two facets which carry an enigmatic inscription, punctuated by flowers and colons. Reading clockwise from the pin, the letters are On the inner band N V I V N: I I M I N I On the outer band: V I I I T I: I: I - I I V L V I (?)I The meaning of this is unclear, but may have magical or amuletic significance. The two hands may once have held a pearl, which is customary for brooches of this type. The brooch is gold, and dates from the thirteenth century.
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-8827B7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval gold posy ring. A small thin band decorated on the exterior with a running scroll contain traces of the original white enamel; inscribed inside in capitals: BE + TRUE + IN + HART. The letters contain most of their original black enamel. A variant of this inscription is recorded by Joan Evans in the 1596 Harleian manuscript, and there are a number of versions of it in the BM.
Created on: Tuesday 7th August 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-853B88
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold stater of the Trinovantes, 'Clacton' type, same dies as Hobbs 152, later first century BC
Created on: Tuesday 7th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-77D046
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: An early Anglo-Saxon circular gold setting, now incomplete, distorted and damaged. The outer edge is surrounded by a triple frame: A plain gold strip, now largely squashed, is set inside a very fine beaded wire ring and the outer edge of the object is then framed by twisted beaded wires. The centre of the setting is now empty. The back-plate, now slightly warped, is round and plain. In its centre there is a roughly rectangular slot with torn edges. It will have had to do with the means of attachment of the setting. In addition, there are four small rivet holes around the …
Created on: Monday 6th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rushton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-702BB1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin; Struck gold quarter noble of Edward III, Fourth coinage, Treaty period, dated to 1361-1363. Cross potent initial mark. Trefoils on cusps of obverse tressure. The reverse has a cross potent in the centre, with large pellets in each angle and in the middle. The coin is somewhat damaged, with creases and a small hole torn in the middle. Obv. Shield quartered with the arms of England and France within a tressure of eight arches. Trefoils on cusps of tressure. EDWAR.DEI.GRAC.REX.ANGL.D Rev. Floriated cross with a lis at the end of each limb; a lion in each angle; all wit…
Created on: Monday 6th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.