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FINGER RING
Unique ID: ESS-72A3C4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
Curator's Report for 2014 T175, Medieval silver finger ring fragment
Date: Medieval, 1200-1500 AD
Description: Fragment of a Medieval silver finger ring, rectangular in plan and cross-section. The outer face of the hoop is inscribed with vertical lines. The lines could form letters, hwoever they appear to read THLIH. There is no trace of gilding.
Dimensions: Weight - 0.84g, length - 12.8mm, width - 5.4mm, thickness - 1.2mm.
Discussion: IOW-4FAD23 (2011 T782), recorded through the Treasure process on the PAS database is very similar to this example, dated to between 1200-1350 AD.
Status: Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Katie Marsden
Finds Liaison Officer, Essex
29th December 2014
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: CIMS
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T175
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.8 mm
Width: 5.4 mm
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 0.84 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2014T175
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
To be known as: South Colchester Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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