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FINGER RING
Unique ID: DEV-226158
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A Post-Medieval gold posy ring. The outer hoop is plain and appears to have been polished. The inner hoop bears the inscription 'God gives increase to love and peace' followed by what appears to be a maker's mark, a letter H within an irregular shield shaped enclosure.
Dimensions: Weight: 8.11g, Diameter: 13.37mm, Thickness: 1.74 mm, Width of band: 5.50mm
Discussion: A finger-ring within the British Museum's collection (1961, 1202. 251) has the similar inscription 'God gives incrase to love & peace' and is dated to the late 17th to early 18th century. There is a similar maker's mark on a finger-ring in the British Museum's collection (1961, 1202. 32) which due to its form has been dated to the 17th century. Unfortunately the mark is not identifiable in any standard works of reference.
Conclusion: As this finger-ring was found before 1997 it falls under the common law of Treasure Trove; where evidence would have to point to the object having been deliberately hidden with the intention of recovery. The finger-ring is most likely to be a casual loss, therefore does not constitute treasure.
Inscription:
God gives increase to love and peace
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Treasure item found pre 1997, so undergoing Treasure Trove
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T510
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Width: 5.5 mm
Thickness: 1.74 mm
Weight: 8.11 g
Diameter: 13.37 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st January 1958
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2014T510
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Slough (Unitary Authority)
District: Slough (Unitary Authority)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU9880
Four figure Latitude: 51.51043963
Four figure longitude: -0.58923471
1:25K map: SU9880
1:10K map: SU98SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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