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FINGER RING
Unique ID: LEIC-786775
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Late Medieval gilded silver finger-ring, 25mm in diameter and 7mm thick with a weight of 8.18g.
The ring is iconographic in form, with a cabled and beaded hoop terminating in a double-facetted bezel, the shoulders of which are engraved with foliate motifs packed with green enamel. The two sides of the bezel are engraved with the figures of two saints, both of whom are difficult to identify. The saint on the left appears to be male (St John the Baptist?) and the saint on the right female (St Catherine?). On the inside of the hoop there is a black-letter inscription in French, which reads NUL CI BEN (meaning "none so well). The gilding survives very well on the inside and less well on the exterior.
Notes:
The object was disclaimed and returned to the finder14/06/10.
Class:
iconographic
Inscription:
NUL CI BEN
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2009T750
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1400
Date to: AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 8.18 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 22nd November 2009
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2009T750
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Secondary material: Gold
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Swinderby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8664
Four figure Latitude: 53.166182
Four figure longitude: -0.715047
1:25K map: SK8664
1:10K map: SK86SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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