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FINGER RING
Unique ID: GLO-0A21C1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Description: Silver gilt posy ring. Small silver gilt ring with a d-shaped hoop. The outside of the hoop is plain, the inside is engraved with "THINK OF ME".
Discussion: The style of the lettering is consistent with rings from the 16th to 17th century. Posy rings were also used as love tokens, with the inscription remaining secret to all but the wearer.
Notes:
TVC Valuation 15/11/2012: £190
Inscription:
THINK OF ME
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Coronium Musuem
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2011T906
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 3 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.17 g
Diameter: 18 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 20th March 2011
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 42947
Other reference: 4901
Treasure case number: 2011T906
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Cotswold (District)
To be known as: Long Newnton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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