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FINGER RING

Unique ID: LIN-24B926

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Treasure reference no. 2016 T246: a Roman silver finger ring inscribed TOT. The ring is of Henig type VIII and has a flat, oval bezel, and triangular shoulders. The hoop is missing. The bezel bears the letters TOT - an abbreviation of the god-name Totatis or Toutatis. The letter T's have serrifed terminals, and the central letter O is the same length as the flanking letter T's. Both shoulders are decorated simply with an incised V, pointing towards the hoop. The ring appears to be made of silver, but displays patches of green, copper corrosion. Both shoulders are broken at the point where they met the hoop. The hoop is entirely missing. The breaks are worn and patinated in the same way was the rest of the object.

Length: 26.87mm,Width: 8.93mm, Thickness: 4mm, Weight: 3.99g.

'ToT' rings are well known in the East Midlands, especially in Lincolnshire, and a number have been declared treasure such as LIN-A50AD8, LIN-DF32B4, LIN-B2E964, LIN-BOB9D4, SWYOR-9C5DA6 and SWYOR-44888C amongst others on the PASdatabase.

Cf. Daubney, A. (2010) 'The cult of Totatis: evidence for tribal identity in Roman Britain' in Worrell, S., Egan, G., Naylor, J., Leahy, K. and Lewis, M. (Eds) A Decade of Discovery: proceedings of the Portable Antiquities Scheme conference 2007, BAR British Series 520

Class: Henig VIII
Sub class: TOT
Inscription: TOT

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2016T246

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 26.87 mm
Width: 8.93 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 3.99 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014 - Monday 30th June 2014

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Other reference numbers

Treasure case number: 2016T246

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Wellingore (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0055
Four figure Latitude: 53.08286691
Four figure longitude: -0.50850693
1:25K map: TF0055
1:10K map: TF05NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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