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Unique ID: HESH-70C2E2
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Rally ID: 24
Post Medieval: A cast copper alloy ring, with a recessed outer edge, with knops present around the edge. It bears the legend: .REGARD FOR GE:IV (Probably George IV?). It is possibly either a finger ring or a hawking vervel. It probably dates to post 1600 AD. The internal diameter is 1.9mm.
Width: 7.7mm
Diameter: 16.8mm
Thickness: 1.8mm
Weight: 3.1 grams
Artefact was photographed.
Notes:
Recorded in the field at DW Ludlow 2 Rally on Sunday 5th September 2010.
Class: Ring
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 7.7 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
Diameter: 16.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th September 2010
Rally details.
This object was found at Detecting Wales Rally - Ludlow 2 (05/09/10)
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: DW Ludlow 2 / Rally ID: 24
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ludlow 2 rally
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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