Record ID: DEV-596AB1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an early post-medieval gold finger-ring, set with a probable emerald. The fragment consists of the bezel and upper shoulders only, and appears to have been heat-damaged. Although now misshapen, the bezel appears to have originally been quatrefoil in form, with a recessed field on each lobe and a raised border along the base. The shoulders project out from the interstice of two lobes on opposite sides, these being plain. The bezel holds a cracked turquoise stone in situ, this has been viewed by Dr Roger Taylor (Geologist at Royal Albert Memorial Museum), who on a prelimina…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Upton Pyne CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-1C1E5D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late medieval gold iconographic finger ring, with an oval-shaped bezel incised with a design of St Christopher carrying the Christ Child Jesus on his back across a river while gripping a staff. The figures are set on a recessed background, with a thin border around edges the sides and top of the bezel. The band tapers slightly into the shoulders and then remains even in width. It has a plano-convex cross section, and appears to be hollow, with an area of the hoop near to its base crushed. The outer face of each shoulder is decorated with incised foliate decoration, depicting…
Created on: Friday 20th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bradworthy CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-074A49
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval gold half-guinea of George II (AD 1727-1760), dating to AD 1759. Spink (2011) no. 3685. The coin has been folded, obscuring the reverse.
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DEV-27555C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval gold half noble of Edward III (AD 1327-1377), dating to AD 1361-1363. Fourth Coinage, Treaty Period, Transitional series. London Mint. North (1991: 54) no. 1223.
Created on: Thursday 14th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DEV-21F738
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval gold finger ring with enamel decoration on the outside and a posy on the inside. The hoop is a shallow D-shape in cross section with a flat inner side and slightly convex outer.  The outer side is decorated all the way around with four long panels alternating with four angled cross bands. The panels have recessed long cells top and bottom within an unrecessed background. Each panel also has a narrow central indented line decorated by a continuous incised zigzag between the panels. Three cells retain white enamel, one extensive and two, on a different…
Created on: Thursday 14th June 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 9th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shute CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-D75FED
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, small gold Early Medieval finger ring. The ring is decorated with four sub-triangular en face animal masks, equally spaced around the hoop and alternating in orientation, perpendicular to the circumference. The panels between each mask is decorated with two entwined beasts, their arched backs forming the sides of the hoop and with the two panels flanking each mask being symmetrical. The angular, three-toed paws of either animal’s front leg grips the waist of the opposing animal. Their tails pass through the mouth of the masks to be continuous with the tail of the…
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chulmleigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-EBF9A7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Post-Medieval gold finger ring, with enamelled decoration and set with a rock crystal. The table-cut translucent-white gem sits within a box bezel with cast drooping sides, forming the petals of a quatrefoil. The bezel surmounts winged shoulders, with each forming a scrolled volute. The hoop itself is sub-circular in cross section, narrowing slightly towards the base. Extensive enamelled decoration survives in situ on both the bezel and hoop, the upper-lateral sides of the latter featuring engraved scrolled decoration, with the scrolls left reserved against a field inlaid wit…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beer CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-C41A0F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late medieval inscribed gold finger ring. The ring consists of a plain band with beaded edges on the exterior face defining a slightly recessed central band. This is inscribed in black letter with the words de bon coer (of good heart), with the words alternating with engraved floral motifs. The interior of the band is plain, with no maker’s or hall marks present on the ring. Oman (1974: 39) notes that black letter inscriptions are popular on love rings from the mid-14th century onwards, with examples from the 15th century onwards typically being plain bands, as opposed to ge…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 15th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shute CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-7A936B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case: 2017 T790, not Treasure, returned to finder Description: A Post-Medieval gold posy ring. The ring consists of a hoop with a D-shaped cross section and plain exterior. The interior of the hoop is inscribed in italic script: Lett thy love bee as mine to thee, followed by an unidentified maker's mark, probably an obliquely angled W within a sub-rectangular punch. Dimensions: The finger ring measures 23.3mm across the hoop, is 4.3mm wide and 2.2mm thick; it weighs 7.99g. Discussion: The length and style of inscription would both suggest a 17th-18th century da…
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 17th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Modbury CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-C34CF4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2017 T738: Submitted for valuation Description: A Post-Medieval gold posy ring. The ring consists of a hoop with a shallow D-shaped cross section and plain exterior. The interior of the hoop is inscribed in italic script: Not the gift but the Giver, followed by a maker's mark in block roman capitals within a rectangular punch: TS. Dimensions: The finger ring measures 19.2mm across the hoop, is 2.4mm wide and 0.9mm thick; it weighs 1.33g. Discussion: A finger ring in the British Museum features the same inscription, but in an earlier script: 1961,1202.138. P…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Modbury CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-168D70
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval gold Half-Guinea of George III (AD 1738-1820), dating to AD 1797. Spink no. 3735.
Created on: Monday 14th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 14th August 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DEV-46B0E0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A modern gold decade ring, probably dating to c. AD 1800-1950. The finger ring comprises of two parts, it's primary component being a red gold hoop, 4.0mm wide, 1.2mm thick and 23.9mm in diameter. This has a flat inner surface and is unmarked, however the edges of its outer face are angled upwards at 90 degrees, forming a uniform, circumferential channel. Within this rests a second band of gold, unfixed and freely rotatable within the channel. To the eye this appears to be a different alloy of gold, lacking the pink/red tint. A flat oval red gold bezel is applied to this inner ring…
Created on: Friday 4th August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Buckfastleigh CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-448261
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age pale gold stater (uninscr.), dating to c. 60 - 20 BC. (South Western) Durotriges, BMC 2525-2546, Van Arsdell (1989: 294) no. 1235.01. A small section of the flan, between 3 and 6 o'clock, has been lost to an unworn break.
Created on: Friday 4th August 2017
Last updated: Friday 4th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kilmington CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-E119FD
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small modern gold finger ring dating to 1875, hallmarked by the Exeter assay office. The ring is a plain gold band, rectangular in cross section and lacking any decoration on the outer face of the hoop. The interior of the hoop is stamped with a series of Hallmarks, all within seperate incuse rectangualr fields: J.W & Co, a poorly stamped bust or duty mark, 22, a crown, three towers, T. The ring has received significant dents at two points around its circumference, preventing its diameter from being measured. Dimensions: Width of band 1.3mm; thickness of band 0.7mm; overall lengt…
Created on: Thursday 6th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hatherleigh CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-97C0B6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case: 2017T465; Description: A gold finger ring of likely medieval date. The integral circular hoop is plain, with an external diameter of 20.0mm. The hoop has a flat cross section, although thickening at the shoulders where it becomes slightly trapezoidal, the external face being flat. The hoop varies in thickness between 0.6mm at the bottom of the hoop reaching 1.0mm thick at the shoulders. The width of the hoop similarly increases from 1.4mm at the bottom to 2.2mm at the shoulders. The ring has a transverse oval bezel, which is similarly plain. This is broadly b…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Parkham CP', grid reference and parish protected.