Record ID: SUR-65D51F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold posy / posie / posey ring of 18th century date. The ring has a plain narrow hoop with D shaped cross section 1mm thick and 2.2mm wide. The interior is inscribed "Love and live Happy" in an italicised script. There is a maker's mark of I.W in a rectangular escutcheon. The internal diameter of the ring is around 20mm.
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 16th February 2024
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Record ID: SUR-BD9E47
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold post medieval double crown of James I, second coinage of 1604-1619. Fourth bust, unclear initial mark. London Tower mint. As North 2087.
Created on: Monday 8th January 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-4AAFF1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold crown of Charles I, Group B with second bust and cross calvary initial mark dating to 1625-1626. As North 2181.
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
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Record ID: SUR-85B46D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A milled gold guinea of Charles II, fourth laureate bust and dated 1679. As Spink 3344.
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: SUR-41E30E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold posey (or posy / posie) ring of late 17th to later 18th century date. The hoop has an internal diameter of 19.7mm, and a D-shaped plano-convex cross section, 5.6mm wide and 2mm thick, with an undecorated exterior. The inscription on the inside of the hoop reads As I love thee God prosper me, in italicised lettering with curlicued serifs and a long s. Just before the inscription is a worn partial maker's mark of [...].L (possibly E.L or G.L) within a rectangular escutcheon (2nd image). The incomplete nature of the mark means that a dateable attribution to a known maker is not…
Created on: Friday 17th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-057600
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold posy/posey/posie ring of late 17th to 18th century date. The hoop is 17.7mm in external diameter with an internal diameter around 15.8mm. The hoop has a shallow D-shaped cross section, 0.9mm thick by 2.1mm wide, with plain exterior; the interior has the inscription A token of good will. At the end of the inscription is a stamped maker's mark within a sub rectangular escutcheon (second image); this appears to be a conjoined monogram GI / GH or possibly CH with the second letter being smaller and unclear.
Created on: Tuesday 14th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-B9CD47
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small gold button with a convex facing, 7mm in diameter, which appears to be die-stamped or pressed and has a cable style border around a domed boss decorated scored with a faint hand-incised cross hatching, probably keying to hold (now lost) applied enamel. The reverse is concave and has a round loop shank soldered to it. Circa 18th or 19th century.
Created on: Thursday 2nd February 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th February 2023
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Record ID: SUR-ED3E52
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold milled Portuguese half escudo or 800 Reis coin of John (Joao) V (1706-1750), dated 1722. Lisbon mint.
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2023
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Record ID: SUR-ED431D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold post Medieval posey (or posy / posie) ring, with a plain gold band of plano convex cross-section, 6.8mm wide, 1.4mm thick and with 18.8mm internal diameter. On the inside of the band is the inscription Be . trve . in . hart . till . death . depart. All lettering apart from the initial B is in lower case. There are no makers' marks. Diameter: 21.9mm; Width: 6.8mm; Weight: 8.8g.
Created on: Monday 12th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-ED1CD5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gem-set enamelled gold finger ring, of Post Medieval dating (AD 1550 to AD 1650). The box bezel is made of sheet gold and is 4.7mm high and measures 6.3mm long by 5.9mm wide. It contains a table cut clear transparent solitaire gem held in place by the infolded rim of the bezel. This gem is colourless and is likely a diamond (~ 1 carat equivalent) or possibly rock crystal (quartz), both widely used during this period (e.g Forsyth 2013: p166). Three indents with blue-green enamel infill are present on each long side of the bezel (possibly rep…
Created on: Monday 12th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-60B74C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold mourning ring of late 18th century date. The ring comprises a simple hoop, 3.4mm wide and 1.3mm thick with an internal diameter of c. 18mm. The exterior has engraved decoration and an inscription in retained metal which reads: JOHN EDWARDS OB : 1 OCT 1776 Æ 64. There are traces of black enamel around the legend in the incised areas. The margins are beaded on both edges. The interior of the hoop is slightly convex and has two apparently identical maker's marks of JH in rectangular escutcheons.
Created on: Wednesday 24th August 2022
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-23CC4E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
A gold posey / posy / posie ring of post medieval (c 16th century) date with an internal diameter of 18.4mm. The hoop is of uneven width, c.4.8mm wide and 1mm thick with a convex exterior and slightly concave interior surface. The exterior surface is undecorated and the interior has the inscription * LOVE AND OBAYE followed by an engraved bifurcating scroll with a small leaf or possibly a bird above. 
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-3599C6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn gold milled half guinea of George III, fourth head, dated 1775. As Spink 3734. 
Created on: Friday 11th June 2021
Last updated: Friday 16th December 2022
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Record ID: SUR-210ADC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold post Medieval angel of Henry VIII (1509-1547), first coinage and portcullis initial mark dating to 1509-1526. As North no. 1760. The coin has been crumpled and damaged post deposition.
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
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Record ID: SUR-07E1BE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold 'fede' finger ring of Post-Medieval date with internal diameter of 16mm. The bezel is 5.5mm wide and in the form of two hands, one clasped in the other, over a small heart, the top of which projects from one side. Each hand projects from an elaborate lace-like ruffed cuff. The hoop extends from either cuff and has a slightly plano convex cross section, 1mm thick. It is decorated on the outer surface with a band of two interlacing S-shaped ridges with cross-ties at each node. There are traces of  white enamel on the hands and shoulders. T…
Created on: Tuesday 15th September 2020
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-646C7C
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold and rock crystal pendant of early post Medieval date. The pendant is hexafoil and hand made from gold wire, pellet and sheet elements soldered to a gold sheet backplate. Around the edge are five remaining projecting foils of triangular shape, each comprising three gold pellets mounted on sheet gold collets soldered to the backplate. The foils are linked with curved loops of beaded wire, again soldered to the backplate, which has cutaways to accommodate them. The central setting is teardrop shape, bounded with a double row of twisted gold wire mounted on a strip of sheet gold. T…
Created on: Wednesday 26th August 2020
Last updated: Thursday 15th April 2021
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Record ID: SUR-CF4FC7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold posy/posey ring of late 17th to early 18th century date. The hoop is 20.8mm in diameter, although distorted slightly and with crushing damage to one side.The internal diameter is around 18.6mm. The hoop has a shallow D-shaped cross section, 0.8mm thick by 2.8mm wide, with plain exterior; the interior has the inscription A true frind's gift. There is a stamped maker's mark of K within a square.
Created on: Wednesday 19th August 2020
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-EB75A4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold quarter guinea of George III (AD 1760 - 1820), dated to 1762. Obverse: Laureate head right, GEORGIVS•III•DEI•GRATIA. Reverse: Crowned garnished shield with Arms of England, Scotland, Ireland and Hanover, •M•B•F•ET•H•REX•F•D•B•ET•L•D•S•RIAT•ET•E•17-62. As Spink 3741.
Created on: Friday 15th May 2020
Last updated: Friday 15th May 2020
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Record ID: SUR-23A9B2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A small gold post Medieval posy/posey ring, 15.6mm in diameter (internal diameter 13.4mm) with a band comprised of a series of bosses. The interior surface is flat and has the inscription "A FrenDS GIFT" in a mixture of upper and lower case lettering. Circa late 16th to mid 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-D2B6FE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A gold post Medieval ring with engraved floral decoration all around the hoop. The hoop has an internal diameter of 16.5mm and an external diameter of 19.8mm, with a D-shaped cross section, 3.1mm wide and 1.3mm thick. The decoration comprises a row of flowers with six or more spiked petals and annulet centres from which emerge radiating lines. Within this row of flowers and covering a quarter of the length of the hoop is a bud emerging from a long stem with two flanking pairs of petals. Circa 16th-18th century.
Created on: Friday 7th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 4th April 2022
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