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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SUSS-356DB0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A gold finger ring, inscription on the inside of the hoop with the legend: JOHN KING ESQ obijt 10 March 1670. There is a markers mark after the legend. The hoop is mis-shapen and has been bent at multiple points, giving the hoop a hexagonal appearance. The hoop is D-shaped in section and has been decorated with a skull, which is set into the hoop, rather than being raised like a bezel. The rest of the hoop is undecorated.
Notes:
Discussion: 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.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Chichester District Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2007T29
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Post AD 1670
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th March 2006
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Treasure case 2007 T29
Treasure case number: 2007T29
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Boxgrove
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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