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FINGER RING
Unique ID: BERK-C80D36
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete but disorted gold 'posy' finger ring of post-medieval date. The finger ring has a thin D-sectioned band, plain on the external surface and with an inscription internally that reads 'Honoured for thy vertue' [sic]. This is followed by a makers mark, a monogram of WM in an oval field (this is located at the bend in the ring and is difficult to photograph). The finger ring is similar to an example in Oman (1974) plate 58, 1650 - 1700, and also examples in Grimwade (1982) from 1703 and 1705, although none are an exact likeness and no record of this maker's mark could be found in this literature. c. AD 1625 - 18th century. The precious metal content of this item (being over 10%) qualifies it as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996, however it is impossible to say definitively that it dates to pre-1714, and therefore does not qualify as Treasure. Internal diameter 20mm maximum, thickness 0.84mm, weight 1.5 grams.
References: Grimwade, Arthur. London goldsmiths 1697-1837 : their marks and lives from the original registers at Goldsmiths' Hall and other sources. 1982. Faber and Faber: London.
Oman, Charles Chichele. British Rings, 800-1914. 1974. Batsford: London.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1625
Date to: Circa AD 1799
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.84 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 14th December 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2014.499
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Poundon (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP6426
Four figure Latitude: 51.92884492
Four figure longitude: -1.07064279
1:25K map: SP6426
1:10K map: SP62NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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