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FINGER RING
Unique ID: BUC-F0270C
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy possible finger ring, dating from the Roman to post medieval period c. AD 50 - 1800. The finger ring is formed of a strip of copper alloy that has been curved round, it is oval in shape. It is a rectangular shaped in cross section. The hoop has been bent round at one of the terminals of the ring, so the two terminals don't meet. The outer terminal narrows to a rounded collared knop. The finger ring is worn but has traces of incised lines running down the hoop. There is possibly an circular indentation, but this could also be wear. There is no decoration on the inside of the hoop. The finger ring has a dark green patina, and measures 20.7mm in length, 16.9mm in width, 1.8mm in thickness and weighs 3.32g.
Similar finger rings can be seen in Crummy 1995, page 48.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 20.7 mm
Width: 16.9 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 3.32 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 19th December 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4934
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Fleet Marston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7714
Four figure Latitude: 51.81933103
Four figure longitude: -0.88428912
1:25K map: SP7714
1:10K map: SP71SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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