Record ID: BERK-375356
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE 2018 T10. Description: A complete gold finger ring of Roman date, Guiraud Type 2c (Guiraud 1989: 181-185) dating from the late first to mid-third century AD (c. AD 75-250). The finger ring has aN oval Cornelian intaglio depicting a bird (probably an eagle) advancing left over a solid line that acts as the ground. The bird's wings are tucked back and extending over its tail. The head of the eagle is obscured by a crack in the stone but the beak appears to be open. Below the head are three sub-rectangular objects of uncertain nature; these objects may be being dropped f…
Created on: Monday 8th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Welford CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-B279D7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE 2016 T932. Description: A complete gold finger ring with intact intaglio dating to the Roman period. The finger ring can be categorised as Henig's (1978) Type VIII, dating from the second or third century AD. The finger ring is keeled in profile with a square-section to the lower half of the hoop. The upper half of the hoop, forming the shoulders of the ring, is triangular in plan with a raised central panel formed of an incised chevron that extends from the bezel to where the shoulder meets the hoop. The upper shoulders have a scrolled design on each outer edge. The …
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingstone Bagpuize', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E3E159
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold solidus of Theodosius I (AD 379-395) dating AD 383-388 (Reece period 20). CONCORDIA AVGGGA reverse type depicting Constantinopolis seated facing, looking right, on throne with lions' heads to left and right of the seat, holding sceptre and shield inscribed VOT V MVL X. Mint of Constantinople. As RIC IX, no. 70A.
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-2C0BA6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Gold finger-ring, complete, keeled type; the hoop is rather bent and distorted. The oval hoop, elliptical in cross section, expands and swells to wide and flat triangular shoulders which are slightly faceted. The bezel comprises a hexagonal box setting set with a deep blue oval intaglio, probably nicolo. The stone is engraved with a figure of Mercury seated on a rock holding a purse and possibly a caduceus, although this is unclear. Date:3rd century AD Wt.: 7.64g Width: 21.4mm D. of bezel: 10.4mm
Created on: Monday 7th October 2013
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-A9FC5D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE : 2022 T54 An incomplete gold and glass finger ring of Roman date, c.AD 300-400. The bezel of the ring consists of a thin oval shaped sheet of gold, which connects to the underside of the band.  Set onto the sheet is an oval setting of blue-green glass, the surface of which has broken away, within an oval-shaped gold collar with rounded edges.  Around the outer edge of the setting is an oval of twisted gold wire. The underside of the gold sheet, on the inner surface of the ring, is undecorated and has a few dents. The band is fragmentary and consists of …
Created on: Friday 21st January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thirkleby High and Low with Osgodby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-9EECB6
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman gold openwork bracelet, now rather crushed and distorted, with dirt still present inside much of the openwork (c. AD 300 - 400). The hoop is flat in profile. The body of the bracelet is decorated with plain edges inside which the decorative zone is divided into four sections by circles inside which are equal-armed crosses with volutes between the arms. Between each of these circles is a repeating pattern of waves just inside the outer edges, which further enclose rows of conjoined hearts that are further subdivided into three polygonal cells. Although no direct parallels can b…
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ravenshead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-755330
Object type: PLAQUE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Square shaped flat gold tablet with punched Greek lettering dating to the Roman period c. AD 100-410. Description: There are ridges on the surface showing that the tablet was folded at some point. The longest ridge, running vertically down the centre, suggests that the tablet was folded once at the centre, and then twice over horizontally, as suggested by the three transverse ridges intersecting it on the left side. The side to the right of the vertical ridge is relatively flat.  There appear to be three fields of punch inscribed writ…
Created on: Thursday 10th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-FEB8BF
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete gold sheet object, comprising two joining fragments, probably an earring of Roman date. It is in the shape of a round-shouldered or 'kite-shaped' shield, bent (and probably folded and then unfolded), with three vertical creases and broken along two probable horizontal creases. There is a small perforated lug in the same plane at the apex. The pointed lower end of the shield is missing, and approximately just over half survives. The original edges have a border, perhaps added to reinforce the flimsy sheet. Traces of the damaged repoussé decoration on the …
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leaden Roding', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-C611F4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A gold finger ring with intaglio dating to the Roman period, c. 1st century - early 2nd century AD. Description: The hoop is sub-circular in form and broadly d-shaped in section and corresponds with Henig’s type II (Henig 2007: 9, fig 1 and 12). It is 24.48mm wide externally and measures 21.90mm from the top of the bezel to the back of the hoop. The bezel is 7.15mm wide and the hoop narrows from 6.12mm wide at its thickest point to 3.49mm. The hoop is thickest at the shoulders and measures 3.94mm thinning to 3.07mm at the thinnest part of the shank. The hoop also has some abras…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Cornwall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-90F486
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Gold finger-ring with bezel set with a dark red intaglio gemstone. The gemstone is complete, and although the gold components are now broken and crushed, they are also largely complete. The hoop is made from three strands of beaded wire arranged to form a triangular cross-section, with two strands side by side forming the inner surface and the third strand added in the centre. The third strand, standing proud on the outer surface, is now very worn. At the shoulders, the three strands flatten out and spread, with the central strand butting up…
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-EFFE19
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete gold finger ring (Henig II/ Guiraud type 2A) of Roman date (c. 43-200).  Description: The ring is broken at the narrowest part of the hoop, opposite the bezel, and is misshapen. The hoop is pointed oval in cross section, thickening and widening gradually towards the shoulders which merge to create the bezel. The bezel has an oval recess for a now missing setting. The surface of the ring is textured by rippling in the gold as well as scuffing and scratching.  Measurements: Length: 37.6; width (at bezel): 8.5mm; thickness …
Created on: Friday 30th December 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Assington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-A2DFAD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Roman Solidus of Magnus Maximus dating to the period AD 383-388 (Reece period 20). Mint of Treveri, struck A.D. 383-4. RIC IX Trier 76; Cohen 4; Sear 20631. Some damage to the flan. Obverse description: Rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right Obverse inscription: D N MAG MA-XIMVS P F AVG Reverse description: Emperor standing front, head right, holding a labarum and Victory on a globe, a star on left, SMTR in exergue Reverse inscription: RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE Diameter: 21 mm ; Weight: 4.47g; Die Axis: 6 o clock.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Swayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-767C33
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
[MODERN REPRODUCTION] A gold/silver? of Septimius Severus dating to AD 202-210 (Reece period 10). RESTITVTOR VRBIS reverse depicting Roma, helmeted, draped, seated left, holding  palladium inright hand and spear in left hand; beside her, shield. Mint of Rome.  Measurements: Diameter: 19.66 mm; Thickness: 1.29 mm; Weight: 2.24 g
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-C93A25
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Gold ring, probably a large and heavy finger-ring. It is a plain hoop without a bezel, oval or D-shaped in cross-section with rounded edges; the outer face is more rounded, and the inner face gently convex. The surface is uneven with slight facets, and has some small pits; it may have been cast and hammered to shape. Dimensions: External diameter 25.8 - 26.1mm. Internal diameter 19.9 - 20mm. Thickness 3.6 - 3.8mm. Weight 7.81g. Discussion: The object appears hand made. There are several parallels on the PAS database, all of si…
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Norfolk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-BEE982
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman gold finger ring with intalgio, dating to c.AD 150 - 250. The ring is of Henig type V. The ring is oval in plan and D-shaped in section. The bezel is wider than the hoop with sloping shoulders. The bezel is 12.1 mm wide, at its narrowest (to the rear) the band is 3.9 mm. The band of the ring is undecorated, though small hammer marks are visible towards the narrow hoop of the ring. The bezel has retained a blue oval shaped intalgio, made from nicolo (onyx). Depicted on the intaglio is a hippocampus/seahorse facing left.  Length: 21.4 mm Width: 12.1 mm Thickness: 2…
Created on: Tuesday 4th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hinckley and Bosworth Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-54BB84
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Heavy but small gold finger-ring set with an intaglio engraved with a horse facing right (left in impression). The ring is of Guiraud's type 2c and Henig's type II. The hoop is biconvex in cross-section, flaring from a minimum of 2.6mm wide and 2.2mm thick at the point furthest from the bezel into smooth, undecorated shoulders which in turn swell into the oval bezel. The oval intaglio is pale brown in colour. It is raised from the surface of the bezel and its sides are sloped and rounded, exploiting the layered nature of the stone so that the horse is cut ag…
Created on: Wednesday 4th January 2023
Last updated: Sunday 31st March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-F56DAE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A cut half of a gold semissis of Constantius II (AD 323-361), dating to the period c. AD 340-350 (Reece period 18). Reverse type GAVDIVM POPVLI ROMANI, depicting the legend SIC/V/SIC/X within a wreath. Mint of Arles. The coin has been deliberately cut across the centre, with a single cut creating a neat vertical edge with transverse striations. Dimensions: Length along cut edge 16mm. Width perpendicular to cut edge 8mm. Weight 1.14g. Discussion: A semissis of this type is listed in RIC VIII, p. 207, no. 61, for Constans, with a solidus in the same series for Constantius …
Created on: Friday 5th July 2019
Last updated: Sunday 14th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-98F54A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Large and heavy Roman gold finger ring of ‘keeled’ type with a wide openwork hoop and large ovoid bezel set with a dark blue/light grey oval nicolo intaglio. The lower part of the hoop is composed of a pair of six-sided polygons, each with a central rib and openwork panels on each side that slope downwards from the rib. The openwork consists of peltas, four in total, rather crudely executed. The polygons are not quite the same in style; where they meet they form a six-pointed star, with the angles left plain and unworked on one side but with the others indented to form a pa…
Created on: Tuesday 7th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ilminster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-05F799
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold finger ring with a single set red cabochon gemstone of Roman date (c. AD 43-200). Description: The band of the finger ring has a plano-convex profile which has been slightly squashed and forms a sub-rectangular hoop. The interior of the band is plain, and the exterior is plain and widens from the shoulders to the bezel which is set with the plain red stone. This ring conforms to the Guiraud Type 2c ring. Dimensions: Length: 28.44mm; Width: 22.88mm; Thickness: 2.15mm; Weight: 3.78g. Discussion: Finger rings conforming to the Guiraud Type 2c category are well-attes…
Created on: Tuesday 14th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Revesby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-5C251F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold solidus of the Roman period from the reign of Valens as Emperor of the East (AD 364-375). Reece period: Period 19 [364-378] - Mint: TROBC Trier - RIC IX  39(c) Obverse description: rosettes diademed draped and cuirassed bust right. Obverse inscription: DN VALENS PF AVG. Reverse description: Valens and Valentinian seated facing,together holding globe,with palm branch between them,Victory standing behind with wings spread. Reverse inscription: VICTORIAAVGG - TROBC Weight: 2.85 g; Diameter: 20.91 mm
Created on: Monday 4th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.