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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SOM-25BE95
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Treasure case 2013 T308: Not Treasure and returned to finder
A gold finger ring (posy ring), D shaped in section with a flat inner side. There is an incised inscription running around about two-thirds of the inside of the hoop. It reads 'Godly loue cannot remoue', all letters in lower case italics, apart from an initial upper case letter 'G'. The inscription terminates in a stamped maker's mark, possibly an upper case letter 'C'.
The inscription is identical to one on a posy ring held by the British Museum (BM number 1961,1202.178), though the 'u's are rendered as 'v's on the British Museum example. It is described as being of 17th or 18th century date without further precision. Oman (1974, 41) suggests that italic inscriptions generally replaced those of Roman capitals in the second quarter of the 17th century, until posy rings became unfashionable in the 19th century.
The makers mark appears to be incomplete and in the absence of an identifiable makers mark it cannot be securely dated to pre-1713 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
Class:
posy
Inscription:
Godly loue cannot remoue
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2013T308
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1714
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 4.2 mm
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Weight: 5.04 g
Diameter: 21.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 8th May 2013
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2013T308
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Marston Magna CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman, C. | 1974 | British Rings 800-1914 | London | Harper Collins | 41 |
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