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FINGER RING
Unique ID: GLO-FDC1D8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
gold finger ring, D-shape cross-section hoop. The outside curved edge is undecorated, the flat inside is engraved with I LIKE MY. CHOICH.' No makers mark.
Discussion: The style of the lettering is consistent with rings from the 17th century. Posy rings were also used as love tokens, with the inscription remaining secret to all but the wearer. A posy ring with this style of lettering and a similar inscription 'I LIKE MY CHOICE TO WELL TO CHANGE'is recorded on the British Museum database, Registration number: 1961,1202.31 and is dated to the 17th to 18th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T247
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1750
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 4.5 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 4.63 g
Diameter: 24 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th March 2014
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2014T247
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Stoke St Gregory
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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