Record ID: IOW-F7F191
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and enamelled finger ring of Roman date (c. AD 100 – c. AD 410). Approximate external diameter 18.0mm and 1.7mm thick. Weight 1.56g. The hoop is partially missing due to old breaks and at one side it is bent upwards and almost makes contact with the underside of the bezel. At this point the hoop has a width of only 1.1mm. The flat bezel is circular in plan and has a diameter of 12.0mm. Its upper surface has nine cells which would probably have been filled with enamel. It has a circular cell as a centre-piece which has a diameter of 2.1mm. This is su…
Created on: Monday 7th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-AD1C00
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Complete gold finger ring. The ring takes the form of a simple band. The hoop of the ring is flat in section and is of equal width and thickness for its circumference. On the outer face of the hoop is an engraved inscription, now partial due to wear. It reads +PVR [?] VOSTR[E].........[S]ENS SV??[ST].......??[MARIA monogram ?] There are no traces of enamel. The hoop is now distorted. The external diameter of the hoop is 24.26mm lengthways and 2.65mm across the narrower diameter. The hoop is 2.42mm wide and 0.74mm thick. It weighs 1.18g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2007
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North of Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-EA65E4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Late Medieval/ Early Post-medieval base silver seal finger-ring, broken at the back of the hoop (the breaks appear to be quite recent). The bezel is circular and inscribed with a grooved backwards-R, surrounded on four sides by a branch, within a circumferential groove. The bezel is 12.3x13.2mm in diameter. The shoulders are raised with three facets, all of which are C-shaped in section. Approximately 12mm along these turn to the right (c.135°) and then drop into the next facet along, the end one dropping off completely, and the first emerging from the edge. It is a short …
Created on: Thursday 31st May 2007
Last updated: Friday 4th September 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-018C08
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Complete silver finger-ring with a large circular hoop. The somewhat wider bezel is divided into three unevenly shaped fields, each decorated with a silver Maltese cross. The areas surrounding the Maltese crosses are filled with black/dark grey niello of which only a small amount is missing. The three main fields are separated by four smaller, rectangular-shaped fields which were engraved with crude horizontal lines. The finger-ring dates to the 12th century. A very similar but less crude example was found near Tysoe, Warwickshire (2004 T 494). It was subsequently discussed and pub…
Created on: Friday 1st June 2007
Last updated: Friday 3rd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kendal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-2C0235
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval ring; Silver finger ring of probable 12th century date. Large ring formed of a thin, flat band of rounded rectangular cross-section which expands at the front into three thinner, flat, oval bezels. The bezels each show an equal-armed cross with short, stubby, flaring arms. There are remains of niello inlay around all three crosses. The band of the ring has incised lines separating each bezel from the rest of the ring and there are an extra two incised lines at the either end of the row of three bezels. The band of the ring has a rough area at the back which suggests that the …
Created on: Sunday 3rd June 2007
Last updated: Monday 25th February 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-968201
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and misshapen gold posy finger ring of early eighteenth century date. Length: 23.5mm, width: 12.0mm. Weight 1.27g. Treasure case no. 2007 T244 (disclaimed). The ring is inscribed on the inside of the D-section hoop "I cannot show the love I O". This is followed by a stamped maker's mark in a rectangular punch of the letters PE in Roman capitals. This inscription appears on a ring in the British Museum's collections. It is listed in Joan Evans "English Posies and Posy Rings" (1931). The maker's mark appears to be that of William Pearson, who registered as a smallworker in 1704.
Created on: Friday 8th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-D1A913
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval gold posy finger-ring fashioned into the shape of a garter. The external surface is inscribed in black lettering with the words + tout + pur + le + meus + which is likely to mean all for the better A gold ring in the British Museum collection (Dalton 977) carries a similar inscription (pur le meux). White enamel survives in the recesses of the "m" and the "u" in "meus". The buckle of the garter has been sheared off, but the fictive pin survives. The pendant strap of the garter is decorated with a panel of cross-hatching. Bezel in the form of a fastened belt buckle …
Created on: Monday 11th June 2007
Last updated: Friday 28th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Wingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-FB85D0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
Gold finger-ring of medieval date. A thin wire band is now separated from the lozenge-shaped bezel, where the remains of attachment can still be seen. The edges of the bezel are decorated with square beading. The stone is now missing. The base of the bezel is a centrally placed aperture, designed to provide contact between the stone and the wearer.
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-000476
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy finger ring of probable Roman date (AD 100 - AD 410). Length 15.4mm, width 10.8mm. Weight 2.50g. The bezel is oval in plan and measures 12.8mm x 10.8mm. At each end of the bezel is a stub, all that remains of the hoop. Each stub tapers in width from the bezel towards an old abraded break. On top of the bezel just over half is covered in bright blue translucent glass which has an undulating surface. The other smaller area appears to be decorated with millefiori, the elements of which have fused together (by heating perhaps) and rendering the origina…
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-00A457
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Gold posy ring from the late 16th to early 17th centuries. Treasure find- 2007-T156. The British Museum curator report- 'Small gold finger ring, slightly out of shape. Foliate design on the external surface and inscribed inside + DON + DAMI, followed by a sprig. Very slight traces of black enamel are visible on both the inner and outer faces.' Discussion: The style of the capital letter inscription compares well with other 16th and early 17th century rings in The British Museum's collection. The precious metal content of this finger ring fulfils the requirements of the …
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 16th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitchurch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-0F7032
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver strip - possibly part of a finger-ring or cane ferrule - of uncertain date. The upper surface has a double-wavy band of incised decoration; the underside is plain. The object measures 18mm long, 6mm wide and 0.2mm thick. The weight is 0.69g. As an object of uncertain date and function it does not fall within the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Thursday 14th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 16th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Manuden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-150E48
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval finger-ring made from a length of twisted wire, which has been hammered together at the back to form a hoop. The ring is of a type known from Viking and Anglo-Saxon contexts, which persist into the twelfth century, see the Larkhill hoard at the British Museum for a similar example (P&E 1854, 0820.6). This example is much inferior to the Larkhill ring. However it would appear to be of comparable age. The ring is silver, and dates from the twelfth century.
Created on: Thursday 14th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Romney Marsh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-9413A1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver finger ring, Henig Type XI. The ring has a broad bezel with a deep channel running inside either edge. The shoulders are D-shaped in cross-section. The bezel is flat and decorated with a rectangular border of incised diagonal lines. Inside the border are the letters TOT. The letters 'T' have trident terminals.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 3rd December 2015
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Record ID: SUSS-BA4106
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval signet ring with a circular bezel containing the image of a bird plucking a flower. Above the head of the bird is the following inscription: I FFYNCHR This is likely to denote a personal name, J Fincher, the bird, or finch, acting as a rebus. (A rebus is an image which represents a word). The shoulders of the ring are fluted with three grooves, which turn into a fictive cable-work effect, the grooves being decorated with small punches. The back of the ring has seen a lot of wear, and these punches have, for the most part, been rubbed out. The ring is silver gilt and…
Created on: Wednesday 4th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-D02AC6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a silver-gilt finger ring comprising an oval bezel, in which would have once been set a gemstone, and a small section of both shoulders. From the parts of the shoulders that are visible, the hoop appears to have had circular decoration and it is on these parts of the ring that traces of gilding can be seen. In the absence of any clear distinguishing features to suggest the ring has a dating to pre-1707, this ring is classed as not Treasure.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 16th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alcester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-62E216
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Two adjoining fragments from a 12th-century silver finger ring. The wide bezel is divided into three sub-rectangular panels, each field bearing engraved cruciform decoration with niello in the recesses. Between and beyond the panels the hoop is thinner. The finger-ring is now tarnished and somewhat bent out of original shape, with some areas of niello missing. Discussion: The form of the finger-ring and some of its decorative motifs are comparable with an example published in the Treasure Annual Report 2004, no. 170. Dimensions: Fragment (1) - Length: 22.225 mm; width…
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Droxford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-634840
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Three fragments of a silver-gilt 'fide' finger-ring, the hoop formed of two clasped hands with quatrefoil flowers either side. The third fragment features applied decoration in the form of heart sprouting two flowers, with a third flower above. Date: c. late 15th century Discussion: For 15th-century 'fide' finger-rings with clasped hands see Treasure Annual Report 2002, nos. 101, 102. The heart with sprouting flowers decoration can be found paralleled in a finger-ring published in the Treasure Annual Report 2004, no. 213. Dimensions: Fragment (1) - Length: 19.55 mm;…
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-63C765
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and corroded cast copper alloy and silver-plated finger ring of Unknown date. Maximum diameter 25.0mm, width 6.2mm and 2.0mm thick. Weight 6.54g. The ring is slightly misshapen and is sub-oval in plan. The plain hoop is D-shaped in cross-section and has a width of 6.2mm and a thickness of 2.0mm. The ring is severely corroded and in poor condition. Traces of silver can be seen on the outer face of the hoop.
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F9BA40
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval finger-ring, formed of a flat band decorated with crosses set into three square panels and two grooved rectangles. The central panel is the largest, and the cross that it contains is a saltire with a stroke across each terminal, forming four miniature crosses. The design retains much of its niello, a characteristic inlay for rings of this type. The finger-ring is silver, and dates from the late twelfth century.
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulleskelf', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-DC6707
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval gold finger ring - memento mori (1670-1740). The plain thin gold band is engraved on the exterior with a skull and inscribed inside in lower case: 'Remember to dye', with a maker's mark GB in a quatrefoil shield with a pellet above and below. This type of ring had a long life from around 1670 to the 1730s, but as the mark is not listed in the standard London goldsmiths' marks sources, it is not possible to confirm a pre-1708 date for this ring. J. Rudoe British Museum 24.9.08 Dimensions: diameter: 19.70mm; width: 3.50mm; thickness: 1.03mm; weight: 2.50g.
Created on: Monday 30th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.