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FINGER RING

Unique ID: SUR-D8C8D7

Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An oval, smooth faced, lead object, possibly a ring bezel. The rounded surface bears the reversed scratched letters WVIE. The back is plain and rough and gives the appearance of having been set from molten within the hollow setting on a ring.

Notes:

This object appears to be a (possibly replacement) bezel for a large Roman finger ring. The letters do not however appear to make sense as a personal name or motto.

Inscription: WVIE

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13.74 mm
Weight: 2.54 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 7th February 2010

Personal details

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 10.338

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
Parish or ward: Lewes (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3909
Four figure Latitude: 50.863807
Four figure longitude: -0.02621
1:25K map: TQ3909
1:10K map: TQ30NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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