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FINGER RING
Unique ID: LON-620244
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete Roman copper alloy finger ring dating from AD 100-300. The finger ring has a circular flat bezel and is decorated with recessed concentric circles, these are filled with coloured enamel, the inner one has blue enamel and the outer one has red enamel. The band broken and missing.
Dimensions: length: 24.21mm; width: 15.96mm; thickness: 4.52mm; weight: 5.64g
Other rings with enamel filled concentric circles on the database are LIN-E741A5, SWYOR-1B980F and DUR-B7B7B5
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.21 mm
Width: 15.96 mm
Thickness: 4.52 mm
Weight: 5.64 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP6002
Four figure Latitude: 51.71353122
Four figure longitude: -1.13295866
1:25K map: SP6002
1:10K map: SP60SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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