2024-03-28T15:13:23+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results1120Staffordshire1CountyPOST MEDIEVAL1Metal detector15052From finder51503442018T48PM1.1DistrictCertain4NMGW1489220.11705Gnosallx410475.03Stafford108922020-11-13T11:52:32ZAcquired by museum after being declared TreasureWest MidlandsExactly
Description: The gold band is circular and of regular D-shaped section. The interior of the band has an inscription in Roman capitals and italic script reading: AG obt Jan 24 1704
The exterior of the band is abraded while the interior is comparatively unworn.
Dimensions: External diameter: 19.8mm – 20.1mm, internal diameter: 17.5mm, width: 4.7mm, thickness: 1.1mm and weight: 5.03g
Discussion: The finger-ring is a late example of a mourning ring, in use from the reign of Charles II until approximately 1720 (Oman, 1930)[1]. The inscription indicates the date of death of a loved one on January 24th 1704 and ‘Obt' is an abbreviation of the Latin ‘obitus’ meaning 'death'. This is likely to have been a date in the ‘Old Style’, in use in Great Britain prior to 1752, where the legal new year began at the end of March. Thus the year of this person’s death, and the ring’s manufacture, is actually 1705.
[1] Oman, C. C. 1930, Catalogue of Rings (London, Victoria and Albert Museum)
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