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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SUSS-5FE1D7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Description: A Post-Medieval gold posy ring. The outside of the hoop is plain whereas the inside of the hoop bears the inscription 'Happy in thee, hath God made me' in lower-case. The inside of the hoop also bears a maker's mark, possibly a 'TH'. The hoop is D-shaped in section.
Dimensions:
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 21.2 mm
Discussion: This finger-ring is very similar to one in the British Museum's collection (AF.1265) which bears the same inscription and also has a plain outer hoop and an indecipherable maker's mark.
Conclusion: In the absence of a legible and identifiable maker's mark there is insufficient evidence to date this finger-ring to pre-1714. Therefore this finger-ring does not qualify as Treasure as defined by the Treasure Act 1996.
Author: Judy Rudoe, The British Museum
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being declared not Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2013T914
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
Diameter: 21.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2011
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2013T914
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Arun (District)
Parish or ward: Angmering (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TQ0703
Four figure Latitude: 50.81667271
Four figure longitude: -0.4824774
1:25K map: TQ0703
1:10K map: TQ00SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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