Record ID: SOM-E0FFB1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval silver gilt finger ring. The ring has no bezel and is a simple hoop, D-shaped in section with a straight inner side. The hoop has been slightly bent and distorted towards one edge. The outer side is decorated all the way around with a repeating pattern of chevrons formed of incised chevrons with raised chevrons between. There are seven broad raised chevrons each flanked by narrower raised chevrons and separated by seven broad indented chevrons. The broad indented chevrons, and some of the narrow indents between the broad and narrow raised chevrons, have parallel gouging …
Created on: Tuesday 7th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 22nd June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Easterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-DDB777
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2011 T232: Disclaimed Description: Fragment of Roman silver finger ring which has been broken at the shoulders leaving only a short, distorted, section of the hoop on each side of the bezel. The hoop is a very flat pointed oval in section and widens evenly at the shoulders into a wide, flat bezel with a raised oval box, 13.7mm by 11.9mm externally. This would have held a gem, now missing. There are traces of incised lines on the shoulders, a single line angles inwards from each side. Dimensions: It is now 22.2mm long, 13.2mm wide 8.9mm thick and weighs 2.71 grams. …
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-463107
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver finger ring. The ring has a flat inner side and edges with the outer side shaped into 21 regularly spaced indented curved panels divided by cusps. Each alternate panel is inscribed with a letter, except for the cross at the start of the inscription and R at the end are adjacent. The inscription reads: + AVE MARIAE R, probably a contractions of Ave Mariae Regina, Hail Mary Queen. This refers to Mary, mother of Jesus as Queen of Heaven. The lettering is roughly inscribed with multiple lines per letter but is clear and the letters are well shaped. It is 23.4mm in diameter…
Created on: Friday 24th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ham and Stone CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D4A002
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2011 T432: Disclaimed Description: A silver gilt finger ring. The ring is D shaped in section with a flat inner side. There is an inscription running around half of the inner side. It reads 'LOVE EVER', all letters in Roman capitals. The gilding survives better on the inner side, with traces remaining on the outer side and considerable wear and damage on the outer side Dimensions: It is 21.9mm in external diameter, 6.6mm wide, 2.1mm thick and weighs 5.88g. Discussion: A parallel to this ring can be seen on the Portable Antiquities database, PAS-ED9585 2008…
Created on: Monday 25th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Stoke St Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D4ABB7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2011 T431: Disclaimed Description: A silver gilt finger ring. The ring is D shaped in section with a flat inner side. There is an inscription running around a quarter of the inner side. It reads 'feare god', all letters in lower case italics. The gilding survives better on the inner side and edges with considerable wear and damage on the outer side. Dimensions: It is 23.7mm in external diameter, 4.7mm wide, 1.9mm thick and weighs 4.69g. Discussion: The inscription is a shortened version of that found on comparable finds (2004 T378 reads Feare God only * * …
Created on: Monday 25th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weare', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-030135
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2011 T273: Disclaimed Description: Fragment of Roman silver finger ring which has been broken at the shoulders leaving only a short section of the hoop on each side of the bezel. It is also damaged around the edges with old dents and breaks. The hoop is slightly D shaped in section with a slightly convex front and flat inner side. It widens evenly at the shoulders into a wide, flat bezel with a raised oval box to hold a gem, now missing. The box is 13.1 by 14.2mm externally, 10.9mm by 12.1mm internally. There are incised or moulded lines on the shoulder, a single line …
Created on: Thursday 21st April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catcott', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5185A7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2013 T71: Disclaimed and returned to finder Silver (possibly silver-gilt) finger ring inscribed + IN DOMINO CONFIDO (In God I Trust) on the outer side and with a makers mark on the inner side. The ring is a flat band, rectangular in section. On the outer side there are raised borders top and bottom flanking a recessed central band. The borders both consist of raised upper and lower plain lines flanking a row of closely spaced raised dots within a recessed line. The borders are level with the top and bottom of the ring. The recessed central band is plain apart from …
Created on: Friday 8th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Axminster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-914708
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2013 T76: Disclaimed and returned to finder. Date: 1550 to 1650 AD Description: A post-medieval silver-gilt finger ring (posy ring) inscribed with MY HART YOV HAVE on the inner side in Roman capitals. There is a small, flattened blob of metal over the R of HART, possibly a piece from the damaged edge above it. There is no evidence of a makers mark. The ring is D-shaped in section with a flat inner side. The ring has split in one place with an old jagged break, although it appears to be complete. The surfaces are worn and most of the gilding no longer survives alth…
Created on: Monday 11th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Frome', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F8C1ED
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval silver gilt finger ring dating to the period c. AD 1400 - 1550. The finger ring consists of a separate crowned heart attached, forming the bezel, and a hoop broken into two fragments. The bezel is attached to the largest section of hoop and consists of a heart with branches rising from the centre of the top, these branches curve down to each side of the heart ending in a four petalled flower. The heart and branches have a crown above. The crown has a solid band, central trefoil, intermediate points and bi-lobed side fleurs. There are four oval holes in the crown…
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A4FA0A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver gilt finger ring of medieval to post medieval date. The finger ring exhibits a separate crowned heart attachment forming the bezel. Between the crown and the heart is a symmetrical foliate motif consisting of two curved branches which project from the top of the heart, each terminating in a quatrefoil flower on either side of the heart. The crown exhibits a solid band, central trefoil, intermediate points and bi-lobed side-fleurs. On the reverse of the bezel are traces of the solder which attaches the hoop to the bezel. The hoop is circular with a rectangular-cross-section…
Created on: Monday 6th July 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Axbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-497C1A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2014 T857: disclaimed, returned to finder Description: Silver gilt finger ring with separate crowned heart attached, forming the bezel, and a hoop broken into three segments. The bezel is attached to the largest section of hoop and consists of a heart with branches rising from the centre of the top, these branches curve down to each side of the heart and then curve back up, ending in a four petalled flower. The heart and branches have a crown above. The crown has a solid band, central trefoil, intermediate points and bi-lobed side fleurs, the right side fleur is be…
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2014
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norton Fitzwarren CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4D605C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case 2015 T82: Disclaimed, returned to finder A Post-Medieval silver finger-ring now broken into two pieces. One piece is now a folded strip and the other a small single strip. There is an inscription on the outside of the finger-ring which may read: I - - B R VARI (flower spray) VINO [...] OLL (flower spray). The inscription is indecipherable due to the breakage and the folding of the finger-ring. The inscription is within a border. The finger ring measure: Weight of both pieces: 1.13 g Length of folded strip: 16.76 mm Width of folded strip: 4.87 mm Length …
Created on: Friday 6th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 30th October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-05706D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2014 T419: disclaimed as Treasure and returned to finder Description: Fragment of Roman silver finger ring which has been broken at the shoulders leaving only the bezel and part of one shoulder. The oval bezel is slightly raised above the shoulders with a flat top and rounded edges. It is inscribed with unclear lettering. The lettering is worn but appears to be two uprights and a U shape with an underline: IIU. There is a flat border to the bezel which continues the line of the shoulders. One shoulder is missing entirely due to very worn breaks. The other appears to t…
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 9th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wincanton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E14808
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
2018T704 returned to finder after being declared as treasure Description: A complete Medieval silver finger ring with inscription on the outer side. The hoop is rectangular in cross section and continuous, with no bezel. The outer side is decorated with the inscribed letters + A + G + L + A running around the hoop, the letters are evenly spaced around the loop and separated by a cross potent, the A's unbarred and with a top bar. The ring appears to have been cleaned or suffered from corrosion in the soil. Dimensions: The finger ring is 20.2mm in diameter externally, 2.1…
Created on: Friday 28th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembworthy CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9B2633
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2018 T765: Disclaimed and returned to finder. Description: Section of a silver gilt 'fede' finger ring. The section comprises the solid clasped hands flanked by rectangular cuffs. There are old breaks beyond the cuffs and any further design or inscription is lost. The fingers are picked out by incised lines and it is possible the cuffs also had simple vertical lines across them but the piece is highly worn obscuring these details. Gilding survives only in the recesses, particularly between the hands. Dimensions: The fragment is now 18.4mm long, it is 6.9mm wide and…
Created on: Friday 19th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lydeard St Lawrence CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6D2EFF
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A Post-medieval silver gilt finger ring with a posy inscription on the inside. The hoop has a crack completely through it at one point but is still in shape. The outer side is plain and shallowly convex. The inner side is flat giving a shallow D-shaped cross section. The inscription on the inside, in Roman capitals, reads: I LIVE IN HoP. There is no maker’s mark. The gilding is mostly in place although thinned giving the ring a pale gold colour. There are a few worn areas on the inner side where the silver shows through. Dimensions: The finger ring is 20 mm in e…
Created on: Monday 29th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colyton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-FE5673
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
2018 T996 - Returned to finder after being disclaimed as treasure Description: An incomplete silver gilt finger ring of medieval to post medieval date. The finger ring survives as a separate bezel attached to approximately one quarter of the original hoop. The bezel is in the form of a crowned and pierced heart. The "heart" of this design is made up of a V shape. A trifoliate knop extends from each of the two upper tips of this V. Two further projections extend from its sides also terminating in trifoliate knops. Placed above the V shaped heart so as to leave a sub-triangular sh…
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 23rd September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Congresbury CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F8FE47
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2017 T813; disclaimed, returned to finder Description: A silver gilt late medieval finger ring. The ring comprises of a flat band of silver, with three circumferential ribs and the suggestion of a join, although this has been well finished and obscured by gilding. A spot of copper alloy corrosion, presumably from a solder, is also visible on the surface at the probable join. A large quatrefoil-shaped bezel has been applied to the hoop at the join, this too is gilded, and with each lobe incised to resemble the mid-rib and veins of a leaf. The hoop of the ring has been…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cliddesden CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-3A33E6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver finger ring set with a clear stone, probably rock crystal. The bezel is rectangular with a lower part formed of a slightly hexagonal flat back and four sides that angle out then back in to create a collet to hold the stone. The corners of the bezel are slightly rounded. The stone also is rectangular with rounded corners, angled sides and a rounded, convex top. It appears completely clear with some abrasions and a slight chip to one side and is probably rock crystal. The angled in top of the bezel around the stone is decorated with a line of short incised dashes running…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Caudle Marsh CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-82FEB5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2018 T268: Disclaimed, returned to finder Description: Fragment of a Roman silver finger ring which has been broken across the bezel and across the lower part of the angled shoulder, possibly at a point it was kneeled. The ring is flat in section with a flat bezel. Too little of the bezel remains to recognise its shape, although it was probably oval. The remaining shoulder tapers in width away from the bezel, one edge appears complete and is slightly convex, the other is broken. The shoulder is decorated with two incised lines, converging away from the bezel. At the …
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Seavington St Michael', grid reference and parish protected.