Rights Holder: The Portable Antiquities Scheme
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Unique ID: DUR-05A835
Object type certainty: Certain
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A gold post medieval posy ring dating to the 18th century.
The object is sub-circular in plan and a flattened D-shaped in section. There is a crack running the width of the ring and is visible on both sides. The outside face of the ring is decorated with a heart and hand motif with a foliate design. There are traces of white enamel in places suggesting further ornaments.
The inside face of the ring has an inscription which reads "If regarded tis rewarded". There is a makers mark which is unclear but could be the letter W in a square punch.
Notes:
Judy Rudoe comments "We don't have this mark on any of the BM rings, and I can't identify it. Then decoration, clearly once enamelled, could be 18th so I think we have to say that as the mark cannot be identified, there is not enough evidence to confirm that the ring is pre-1714."
Inscription:
If regarded tis rewarded
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure case tracking number: 2013T880
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Quantity: 1
Height: 3.92 mm
Thickness: 1.08 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Diameter: 16.93 mm
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Treasure case number: 2013T880
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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