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FINGER RING
Unique ID: ESS-1C1B72
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Roman copper alloy finger ring, dating 2nd-3rd century AD. Henig II and Guiraud type II. The ring has an oval band which widens at the bezel. There is an oval recess in which a stone or glass intaglio would have been placed.
This type of ring tends to date to the 2nd or 3rd century in Britain, based on parallels such as SF-DFFF00.
Dimensions: diameter: 22.38 mm; thickness: 2.96 mm; weight: 2.66g.
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Class: Henig II; Guiraud type II
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.96 mm
Weight: 2.66 g
Diameter: 22.38 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Newton Blossomville (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP9350
Four figure Latitude: 52.14047671
Four figure longitude: -0.64247975
1:25K map: SP9350
1:10K map: SP95SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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