Record ID: PUBLIC-A909A4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete gold quarter noble of Edward III (1327-1377), Treaty Series (1363-1369), minted in London, North 1244.
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 3rd November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tenterden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-A3C17D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A gold finger ring with an internal inscription. A posy ring. The mis-shapen band is narrow and D-sectioned. The internal inscription is in a cursive letter style and contains upper and lower case letters. It reads: Endles' like this my love is. At the end is a square stamp containing two capital letter Rs set back to back with one inverted, possibly a maker's mark. Date: Post-Medieval - 18th century Dimensions: 18.80 mm x 19.54 mm x 1.05 mm Weight: 1.80 g
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Owermoigne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-A393CC
Object type: STUD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete circular gold and garnet cloisonné setting, probably once part of a larger composite object. The gold base-plate is circular and plain on the reverse. In the centre is a circular depression and the remains of a rivet shank. Blobs of gold close to the rivet most probably represent the remnants of a gold tube forming the means of attachment to another object (see Discussion). The setting has a thick, triple frame consisting of a thick band of twisted, gold beaded wire between two rings of single, untwisted gold beaded wire. The outermost ring of beaded wire has a sl…
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 27th October 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PAS-A36D2D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval finger-ring consisting of a wide, flat hoop with an applied beaded-wire border, the beading now rather worn. There is no bezel. Within the border is a double-line inscription in lower-case black-letter script; it is relatively clearly readable for this type of script. + AMOUR : VAINT : TOUT FORS CEUR . DE . VILLAIN + AMOUR: EN: VOIE : SOULLAS : E YOIE The S in 'soullas' is in the shape of a C, which is not uncommon in black-letter inscriptions. The inscription means 'Love conquers all except the heart of a villain. Love sends solace and joy'. The finger-ring is …
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PAS-A33562
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval finger-ring consisting of a simple band with raised borders. It is inscribed with the names of the three magi: *YASPAR . MELCHIOR . BALTASAR The names of the magi were believed to have curative powers in the middle ages. They were considered especially effective in cases of epilepsy. The finger-ring dates from the fifteenth century and examination at the British Museum has confirmed the metal to be gold. The object contains at least 10 per cent of that precious metal by weight.
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th October 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PAS-A2DC87
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval gold finger-ring consisting of a slender hoop which gradually widens, extending into a twin bezel set with a turquoise and a garnet. At the point where the bezel construction begins, the shoulders of the ring are decorated with two lozenges on each side containing crosses. Stones were believed to have magical, protective qualities in the Middle Ages. The turquoise, for instance, was believed to protect its wearer from riding accidents, drowning and poisoning. Similar rings exist in the British Museum collection (O M Dalton, Catalogue of Finger Rings, (London1912), cat.nos…
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th October 2014
Spatial data recorded.