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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SWYOR-3370F0
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Roman finger ring dating from the 2nd to early 3rd century. It is complete and has a circular bezel which is stepped so it is raised in the centre. Each shoulder is constricted in two places with the remaining wide areas decorated with a transverse groove in each section. Two further transverse grooves mark the start of the shoulder on each side. The upper hoop is rectangular in section, tapering to a D shaped oval at the back of the hoop. The patina is a dull grey and very smooth, probably suggesting a high white metal content. Small areas of green corrosion indicate that the ring is not made of silver, but it may have had a white metal coating. Compare SF-708C26.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.08 mm
Weight: 4.93 g
Diameter: 22.03 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st November 2011 - Saturday 31st December 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1787
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Sleaford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0847
Four figure Latitude: 53.009426
Four figure longitude: -0.391799
1:25K map: TF0847
1:10K map: TF04NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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