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FINGER RING
Unique ID: SOMDOR-E15786
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver-gilt posy ring. It has a simple band with a plain exterior, inscribed inside in capitals: 'I LIKE MY CHOYEC'. The band is D-sectioned and is split. There are the remains of gilding especially on the inside. Diameter 20.98mm. Band thickness 1.40mm. Weght 2.98g
Notes:
This is a common inscription, recorded into the 18th century with several variant spellings by Joan Evans in English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford 1931, including 'choyce' and 'choyes'
Class:
posy
Inscription:
I LIKE MY CHOYEC
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2004T20
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1570
Date to: Circa AD 1699
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 2.98 g
Diameter: 20.98 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st October 2003
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2004 T20 SCMS110
Treasure case number: 2004T20
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Queen Camel
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans, J. | 1931 | English Posies and Posy Rings | London | Oxford University Press |
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