Record ID: PAS-19A7A8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete and heavily distorted gold snake-head finger-ring of Johns Type Ai (Johns 1997, fig. 6, fig. 9). The slender hoop consists of a snake's head, body and tail in a naturalistic style. The head is rendered with a pattern of swellings, curves and lines with distinct eyes, brows represented by two slanting ridges and nose, giving the head a three-dimensional appearance. The body is incised with simple lattice decoration to represent scales and simple incised linear decoration on the lower surface of the head. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface conducted at…
Created on: Thursday 12th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 12th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pocklington area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-B0FBE3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Post-Medieval gold finger-ring, the bezel consists of a central (now missing) stone flanked by two smaller ones (colourless rose cut stones, possibly diamonds but not tested). The side of the bezel is decorated with fluting for enamel. There is engraved foliate design on the shoulders of the band, plain at rear of band. Discussion: The fluting design on the side of the bezel is a type that does occur from 1670s onwards. Date: late 17th - 18th century Dimensions: Height: 18 mm Diameter: 20.8 mm Length of Bezel 13mm Width of bezel: 7mm Width of band 2.8mm Thickness o…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2012
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-B03018
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
gold object. The object is of hollow conical form with a flat base. Around the base is a border of beading, now quite worn. On the bottom is the remainder of solder which may indicate that this item was attached/ or part of a larger object. The top of the object has been dented as have other parts of the object.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bexhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-439993
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very fine Early Medieval gold Merovingian tremissis of the 'National gold' series dating to c. AD 580-670. The obverse depicts a bust facing left, with the mint name 'SAL[ ]EV', whilst the reverse depicts a cross with possibly 'VVAZInILEV'.
Created on: Thursday 27th September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-643C86
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval finger-ring, the wire hoop slightly distorted, with an irregular semicircular bezel containing a dark red stone (probably a garnet). The ring is gold and dates from the late twelfth or the thirteenth century. Consequently, 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.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-610EE6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Post-Medieval gold posy ring dating to between c. 1682-1709 AD. Plain gold ring, thin D-shaped band inscribed inside in lower case: love as I or else I dye with maker's mark SF in a shield. Dimensions: Thickness: 1.4 mm Diameter: 19.2 mm Weight: 4.02 g The same mark occurs on a ring in the British Museum collections, 1961,1202.389, although not identifiable in any standard reference work the mark occurs on the 1682 marks plate at goldsmiths hall, this ring can therefore be given a pre-1712 date.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-FFA681
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Early Uninscribed 'O' - 'Geometric' type Iron Age quarter stater dating to the mid 1st-century BC (c. 50 - c. 45 BC; Hobbs 410-413; VA 143)
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2011
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winchester Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-966721
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly worn, apparently irregular mid 1st-century BC gold Iron Age uninscribed British (Atrebatic) 'Q' stater (55-45 BC; Van Arsdell 216-1)
Created on: Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 4th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Twyford CP', grid reference and parish protected.