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FINGER RING
Unique ID: HAMP-6B3143
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A crudely made post-medieval gold finger ring. The hoop is circular and narrows towards the bottom; it is curved in cross-section with the inside of the hoop concave. The square raised bezel has a female portrait facing left, and incuse lettering to either side: the letters appear to be 'RICI' to the left, and 'VI' to the right.
Analysis has shown that the ring is composed of 22 carat gold and the ring was reported under the Treasure Act 1996. Although it imitates late Roman rings in its general appearance, it does not do so in any other respect, and there is no evidence from the way the ring has been manufactured to suggest that it is more than 300 years old.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: With finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2006T48
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 8.56 g
Diameter: 18.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 24th January 2006
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2006 T48
Treasure case number: 2006T48
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Winchester (District)
To be known as: Itchen stoke and Ovington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
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