Record ID: NMGW-DDBBF5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
A gold touch-piece of James II (1685-88). Such pieces formed part of the ceremony of 'touching for the King's Evil' (scrofula, believed to be cured by the monarch's touch); patients received a memento in the form of a 'touch-piece', suspended on a white ribbon. The early Stuart monarchs (James I, Charles I) used gold coins (angels), pierced to take a ribbon. After the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, special non-monetary gold pieces were made for the ceremony.
Created on: Monday 26th January 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2011
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Record ID: NMGW152
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Victorian, gold half sovereign, possibly dated 1859. Very curious surfaces suggesting the coin is a possible counterfeit. Weight 3.9 grams.
Created on: Friday 24th September 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Peterston-super-Ely, The Vale of Glamorgan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-CD58B7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Near complete gold mourning finger ring of Post-Medieval date. The ring is distorted but is otherwise in good condition. The hoop comprises of four S-shaped barbed scrolls carrying an inscription on the exterior. The first S-scroll is shorter than the others and simply carries the letter W. The next S-scroll has: HARRISON, followed by: OB2SEPT, and finally: 1761AE69. Indicating the finger ring was to commemorate W. Harrison, who died on the 2nd September 1761, aged 69. The ring would have been commissioned and worn by the deceased’s spouse or child. The S-scrolls are now plain, but…
Created on: Thursday 22nd May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-9DABD6
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval fob seal matrix, probably of mid to late 18th century date. The fob seal is sub-rectangular (12.0 x 9.6mm) and is 5.7mm thick, weighing 1.6g. The rear of the frame is domed with a central piercing to take the fob chain. The intaglio is secured in a gold frame with claw grips. The intaglio is made from black glass, or possibly a stone. At the centre is the carving of a bust of a male figure.
Created on: Monday 21st February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2013
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Record ID: NMGW-94B7A7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold finger ring of Post-Medieval date. The hoop has a thin D-shaped cross-section, and is plain on the exterior. The interior carries an inscription, beginning on the hoop and continuing across the bezel. The inscription is in Lombadic lettering and reads: I PRESENT THE ABSENT The hoop widens slightly as it approaches the shoulders, which carry four raised knops forming a cross. The shoulders end in a raised line, defining a cuff before the bezel depicting two joined hands crowned by two ducks each side of a possible crown. Traces of white enamel survive on the ducks and the hands.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-AB0F81
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Gold finger ring with an inscription on the inside of the band reading: GOD ABOVE KEEP US IN LOVE The inscription is followed by a makers mark consisting of I G above an S , contained within a heart motif. There is another mark of a C within a circle. These marks have proved difficult to trace and therefore it has proved difficult to obtain an accurate production date for the finger ring. The ring is likely to date from the 17th or 18th centuries. The letterforms in the inscription are more likely to date to the 18th century (Redknap Pers. Comm.). The outside face of the …
Created on: Tuesday 8th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-35F591
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold coin of John V of Portugal, issued 1733. Peca or Dobra de 4 escudos. 'M' indicates Minas Gerais mint (in Brazil). These coins passed as current in England and Wales at 36 shillings, and were known as 'Joes'.
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 9th August 2016
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Record ID: NMGW-B75644
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval gold finger ring dated 1708. The finger ring is a mourning ring and contains significant traces of black enamel set around an intricate floral motif. The hoop is of a low D-shaped section. The interior of the band is inscribed with: DC 12 May 1708 The inscription is followed by a maker’s mark consisting of ‘IG’ over ‘S’ within a heart shaped punch; followed by ‘C’ within a punched circle.
Created on: Tuesday 24th February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-4AB918
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Decorative gold posy-ring. The hoop is of flattened-D cross-section, and the outer surface is cast with a repeating floral pattern quatrefoils and other flowers. The inner face of the hoop is inscribed with the text: Such is my love, in italic script. Internal hoop diameter 15.7 mm; maximum band width 4mm; maximum band thickness 1mm; weight 2.79g. The ring has not undergone any cleaning or conservation. Metal Content To judge from its colour and weight and visual comparison with other gold rings and brooches in the collections of the Department of History & Archaeology, the alloy is w…
Created on: Friday 7th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 11th August 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-4AF507
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Decorative gold mourning ring. The outer surface is engraved with a fine trellis-style pattern, inlaid in dark blue-black enamel. In place of a bezel, there is a cartouche of white enamel. The inner face of the hoop is inscribed with the text: Prepared bee to follow me in italic script. The lettering retains slight traces of dark blue-black enamel. Internal hoop diameter 18mm; maximum band width 2.2mm; band thickness 1.2mm; weight 2.5g. The ring has not undergone any cleaning or conservation. Metal Content Elemental analysis was undertaken by Mary Davis using a Bruker TRAC…
Created on: Friday 7th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 7th August 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-01F0F4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torfaen
Workflow stage: Published
Decorative gold posy-ring. The hoop is of flattened D cross-section. The outer surface is cast with a repeating pattern of hearts chased for translucent red enamel between smaller circular elements similarly chased for opaque white enamel ('pearls') and translucent green enamel. Most of this enamel is now missing. The inner face of the hoop is inscribed with the text: My (heart symbol) is onely yours, in italic script. The heart symbol is chased and recessed in the manner of the hoop decoration. The ring is slightly misshapen. Internal hoop diameter 14.7 x 15.4 mm; maximum band widt…
Created on: Monday 21st September 2015
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-02B0CE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold mourning ring with stylized skull on outside of hoop. The hoop, which is misshapen, is of flattened D cross-section. The inner face of the hoop is inscribed with the text A. E. obijt 30 Jan' 17034, in italic script (A. E. died 30th January 1703/4). Internal hoop diameter 20.07 mm x 12.7mm; band width 4mm; band thickness 1.1mm; weight 3.34g. The ring has not undergone any cleaning or conservation. The form of the ring and style of lettering indicates that it dates to the early eighteenth century, a date confirmed by the commemorative inscription. The skull/death's head as a mo…
Created on: Monday 21st September 2015
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-BE9776
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval gold coin Portugal Joäo V (1706-50) Quartinto, Lisbon, 1714 (quarter maeda) which was current in England and Wales for 6 shillings and 9 pence during the 18th century, made into a love-token 2.09g
Created on: Tuesday 6th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 6th January 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-4CCFA5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Decorative gold mourning ring. The hoop is of flattened D cross-section. The outer surface is cast with a repeating floral pattern. The inner face of the hoop is inscribed with the text: G. K. obt 26 March 1702 (italic script) Internal hoop diameter 17 mm; band width 4mm; band thickness 2mm; weight 5.8g. The style of the lettering and decoration, and the inscription date the ring to 1702. The ring is a fine example of what has been described as the earliest definite type of mourning ring, in use from the reign of Charles II until about 1720 (Oman 1930, 39). It typically recor…
Created on: Friday 9th August 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th November 2013
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Record ID: NMGW-26A732
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Decorative gold posy-ring. The hoop is of flattened D cross-section. The outer surface is engraved with a repeating vegetal pattern of stylized flowers and scrolls, on a blue enamel background. The inner face of the hoop is inscribed with the text: Forget not the gift, in italic script. There is an oval hall-mark, double struck and now indecipherable. The internal hoop diameter 17 mm; maximum band width 2.5 mm; band thickness 0.8mm; weight 1.94g. The ring has not undergone any cleaning or conservation. The style of the lettering, which closely resembles that on an enamelled posy…
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-3BA0FE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
Gold ring in the form of a plain broad band of flattened D cross section. The inner face is engraved with legend X I LYKE MY CHOYS in Roman capitals. The hoop has an internal diameter of 19mm; external diameter of 21.6mm; band width 5.7mm; band thickness of 0.9mm; weight 6.41g. The finger ring from Llangunllo has a form which is hard to date, existing in the fifteenth century, and continuing up to the present. Dating is therefore reliant on the legend and the style of lettering, which is typical of a seventeenth-century date. There are a number of variants of this inscription rec…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-48748E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval gold coin James I (1603-25) Britain crown, London (5 shillings and 6 pence) Second coinage, fifth bust, Privy mark: Tun (1615-16) North 2092 2.27g, worn
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-71E94F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
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 o…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-6C10A9
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Gold ring in the form of a narrow band decorated externally with transverse punched facets. Each facet is oval, with a narrow internal band of roughening, suggesting that the facets once held enamel. The inner face is engraved with legend If worthie none soe happie in lower case italics capitals, followed by a crown touch mark. The hoop, which is misshapen, has an external diameter of 12 x 20mm; band width 2.5mm; band thickness of 0.8mm; weight 1.4g. Discussion: The ring form, legend, spelling and style of lettering are typical of a sevente…
Created on: Monday 27th April 2020
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Caerwent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-6D70A7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description Small complete gold posy ring with traces of ?red enamel. The narrow band of flattened D cross section is externally engraved with a floral wreath pattern, in four segments, each having a central stem and symmetrically opposed leaves. The inner face is engraved with legend + I · AM · EVER · ONE in seriffed Roman capitals, with crosslets between words. The hoop is misshapen, with an internal diameter of 17.8 x 16.4mm; band width 5.7mm; band thickness of 2.3mm; thickness 0.6-0.7mm; weight 1.35g. Discussion Posy rings were popular love token…
Created on: Monday 27th April 2020
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
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