Record ID: KENT-A81E58
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval silver finger Fede ring of 16th -17th century date. The bezel consists of two clasped hands with cuffs to either side. The rectangular sectioned band has insised zig zag decoration around the outside edge, for three quarters of the circumference; the back quarter is plain. There are no markings of the inside edge. Fede (Italian meaning 'faith') rings were a popular love token from the 12th century and remained so well into 19th century. The hands joined symbolised the love and faith between two people. The ring is 23.5mm in diameter, 8.2mm wide and weighs 2.63 gr…
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Teynham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-592434
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval copper alloy sheet finger ring probably dating to the 16th -17th century. The fragment has molded decoration of a zig zag traveling up the center flanked by parallel ridges. The fragment is 20.4mm long, 11.1mm wide, 1.3mm thick and weighs 1.65 grams.
Created on: Thursday 3rd January 2013
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-D94F66
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval gold finger ring of 16th - 17th Century date. The finger ring has a 'D' shaped cross section and is undecorated on the outer surface. There is an inscription running around the inner surface which appears to read: V(I/T)RAQVE * FORTVNA * CONTENTVS. The probably inscription means Utraque fortuna contentus, content with either fortune. The ring is 21.9mm in diameter, 6.4mm wide, 2.1mm thick and weighs 12.77 grams. The find contains a minimum of 10% silver and predates 1713. It thus qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 in terms of prec…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hastingleigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-FDBD52
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy finger ring of probable post-medieval date, likely to date from either the 17th or 18th centuries AD. The oval hoop has a D shaped cross section and is now bent out of shape. There is a square bezel (7mm wide) with an oval recess into which a white paste remains, probably once an enamel setting. The shoulders of the ring are decorated with three transverse groves on either side before narrowing toward the hoop which is 1.8mm thick. The ring is much abraded and has a green to brown patina. The ring is 18.9mm in diameter and weighs 1.14 grams.
Created on: Friday 11th January 2013
Last updated: Friday 11th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Romney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-9E2A64
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medeival cast copper alloy finger ring dating to c.1600-1750 AD. The ring is formed of circular band with an integral circular bezel in which a clear stone is set within a collet.
Created on: Friday 8th March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 25th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: PAS-C0F2A2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Dimensions: Width Bezal: 15.95 mm Width hoop: 3.49mm Hoop Thickness: 2.43mm Weight: 7.3g Description: A Post-Medieval gold finger ring missing part of its hoop and slightly squashed. The circular bezel contains the arms of Colman within a dotted border. The engraving where the bezel joins the band is worn away. The crest of the device is a caltrap, a four pointed metal device for maiming horses, between two wings. Below the caltrap is a torse and below this is a helm. The coat of arms is divided into two vertically. On the right side of the bezel (as you look at it) is the husband'…
Created on: Monday 15th April 2013
Last updated: Thursday 26th February 2015
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Record ID: KENT-3FB8F5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, cast, copper-alloy finger ring, probably of Post-Medieval date (1500-1850). Description: The ring has a D shaped cross section, 2.7mm wide, with an undecorated band. The raised bezel is rectangular in shape, 2mm wide with out any decoration. Measurements: The ring is 19.6mm in diameter and weighs 1.45 grams.
Created on: Friday 3rd May 2013
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gravesend', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-53EE57
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably post medieval copper alloy finger ring. Plain both inside and ouside with the exception of a quite heavily gilded makers mark of W 15 M The ring is quite worn at what would presumably have been the 'bottom' next to the makers mark. There is also at this point a joint either from resizing or from during the initial manufacture.
Created on: Thursday 16th May 2013
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-D6261D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late Medieval or early Post-Medieval copper alloy signet ring. The ring has a oval bezel and a large circular hoop. The hoop , although cast, has been made to appear as though it was made with two twisted pieces of copper alloy. Due to the twisted effect the hoop is D-shaped in section, flat on the inner side of the hoop and rounded on the top although alternately thicker on the side of the twist. The bezel is flat on the upper surface and has the inscription IB engraved in the top. The ring has a diameter of 28.1mm and is 2.7 mm thick. It weighs 8.76 grams. Signets r…
Created on: Thursday 2nd April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 28th July 2016
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Record ID: KENT-1E97E2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold-plated Post Medieval finger ring. The band is rectangular in cross-section and the outer surface is decorated with a repeating foliate design. The inner surface of the ring shows signs of wear, with areas of the inner copper alloy ring visible. The ring is narrow and has been bent slightly out of shape. It measures 22.3 mm in diameter, 1.6 mm wide, 0.6 mm thick and weighs 0.75 g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd June 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-20670D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval gold Finger Ring of probable c.1700-1800 date. The finger ring is formed of a gold band with a 'D' shaped cross section. The once circular band has been bent into an irregular shape probably post depositionally. The out side of the ring is undecorated. The inside is stamped with a makers mark ES and then is inscribed with the legend: " B I love and like my choice M". The ring is 25.9mm long (due to the bend), 3.6mm wide, 1.3mm thick and weighs 3.01 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 30th December 2015
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Record ID: KENT-7213F8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy finger ring, probably of Post Medieval, 17th century date. It has a flat oval bezel with a stylised eagle facing right, made up of punched pellets, surrounded by a pellet border . The shoulders taper evenly from the bezel to the hoop, which has been broken away by an old break. The the finger ring is 21.3mm long, 12.6mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 4.34 grams. The eagle is a popular motif through the Roman, Medieval and Post medieval periods. In general form it is not unlike Roman rings of Henig type III dating to the late first to mid-second century AD h…
Created on: Thursday 28th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-C511FC
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval small gold signet ring the bezel engraved with addorsed (or doubled headed) eagles. Makers mark RH in rectangular shield. 16th to early 17th Century. The ring has a very similar motif to that on a Post Medieval token of Elizabeth I. The tokens are described as being as political medalets or counters and have been recorded on the datebase: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/723468 A very similar ring has been recorded from another parish in the Dover district: KENT-C66136
Created on: Monday 30th November 2015
Last updated: Friday 4th August 2017
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Record ID: KENT-C66136
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval, Late 16th Early 17th Century gold signet ring with octagonal bezel. Engraved with addorsed (or doubled headed) eagles, stamped on the back with makers mark 'M' in a shield. The ring has a very similar motif to that on a Post Medieval token of Elizabeth I. The tokens are described as being as political medalets or counters and have been recorded on the datebase: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/723468 A very similar ring has been recorded from another parish in the Dover district: KENT-C511FC
Created on: Monday 30th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th December 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-57F817
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Probable finger-ring bezel in the form of a scarab beetle, made from copper alloy. The hoop is missing, but the shoulders (the junction of hoop and bezel) are decorated with a bold beaded moulding. In between the shoulders the bezel is oval, the edge flat but most of the space filled with a slightly smaller solid convex oval. This is decorated with engraved lines; a pair run transversely dividing the oval into a smaller and larger half, and a single line divides the larger half into two. The lines create a scarab shape. On the reverse of the bevel is a crudely engraved design consisti…
Created on: Monday 9th June 2014
Last updated: Friday 8th January 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-5845B4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Post-Medieval gold finger-ring. The inside of the hoop is undecorated. The outer edge is decorated with a circumferential groove at the top and bottom. Dimensions: Weight: 11.17 g Diameter: 20.95 mm Thickness: 1.92 mm Width of the band: 7.86 mm Discussion: The shape of this finger-ring is similar to 16th century decorated examples such as GLO-FDEB41 (Treasure reference: 2014 T248) and DOR-DDFC92 (Treasure reference: 2013 T817). A similar example in the British Museum's collection has an upper-case inscription and therefore can be dated to the 16th to 17th century AD (1961,…
Created on: Thursday 3rd July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Record ID: KENT-9E4876
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval gold finger ring. The ring has a circular band which has been bent out of shape. The bezel is in the form of a hand pointing left holding stylised heart. The heart has traces of red enamel remaining in the centre and there is white enamel on the fingers and thumb of the hand. There is carved decoration on both shoulders; flowers on one side and a sleeve on the other side. The ring is 19.0mm in diameter, 2.1mm wide, o.6mm thick and weighs 2.08 gram. Discussion: Fede rings appear on the PAS database and in the British Museum Catalogue which date to the 16th century an…
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'RINGWOULD WITH KINGSDOWN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-1F5049
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but warped, cast, gold, inscribed, finger-ring or 'posie' dating to the 16th or 17th centuries. Description: The hoop is circular in plan, and is worn and crushed. The external circumference is decorated with a continuous, moulded relief which is difficult to discern due to damage, but has the appearance of a scrolling, foliate, pattern. The inscription, which runs around the internal circumferences, is in uppercase and reads 'VIVE . VT . VIVAS'. The inscription translates literally to "live that you may live" and is given to confer the sentiment: "live life to the fulle…
Created on: Friday 20th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 23rd January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-9C401D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stamped Post Medieval copper alloy finger ring, dating to the late 17th - 19th century. Description: The finger ring comprises a decorated band with a D-shaped cross-section. The decoration, all in counter-relief, comprises a repeated design of four eight petalled flowers or sunbursts between vertical bars, separated by other curls. These design elements in counter relief create cells that may have contained enamel as on LON-A11C97 which has traces of enamel remaining within in. There is a break in the band which is closed and sealed using solder. The ring has been cleaned since …
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 30th July 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-229D3C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A twisted sillver finger-ring of probable modenr date.. It is made from two strands of silver wire, twisted to form a ring shape. Misshapen and bent into an oval with diameter from 22.35mm to 18.71mm. Weighs .46g.
Created on: Wednesday 19th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st August 2019
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