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FINGER RING
Unique ID: BUC-31EAC2
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete post medieval gold finger ring. The decoration on the outer surface oft he hoop consists of a Latin inscription: PRESERVACIO * LEGIS . EXECUCIO *REGIS., deeply cut in upper case script. The asterisks signify the position of five petalled flowers in the text. The wording is bordered either side by single lines and small vertical lines.
The inscription may be translated as "For the Preservation and (for the) Execution of the King's Law (or royal law)". If I was literally translating it would say "For the preservation and for the execution of the Law of the Royalty/King". Similar inscriptions have been used for the rings of serjeants-at-law (also sometimes spelled 'sergeants'); compare some listed by Oman (1974, 80).
Notes:
The diameter was originally entered in the Dimensions (below) as 1.52mm, which is clearly wrong. From the photographs, the actual diameter appears to be c. 22mm, so the diameter has been corrected to 21.52mm.
Inscription:
PRESERVACIO * LEGIS . EXECUCIO *REGIS .
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2015T123
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 5.55 mm
Thickness: 0.66 mm
Weight: 3.6 g
Diameter: 21.52 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 6th February 2015
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2015T123
Materials and construction
Primary material: Gold
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
To be known as: Quainton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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