Record ID: PAS-A36D2D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval finger-ring consisting of a wide, flat hoop with an applied beaded-wire border, the beading now rather worn. There is no bezel. Within the border is a double-line inscription in lower-case black-letter script; it is relatively clearly readable for this type of script. + AMOUR : VAINT : TOUT FORS CEUR . DE . VILLAIN + AMOUR: EN: VOIE : SOULLAS : E YOIE The S in 'soullas' is in the shape of a C, which is not uncommon in black-letter inscriptions. The inscription means 'Love conquers all except the heart of a villain. Love sends solace and joy'. The finger-ring is …
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PAS-E9E2A1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age gold ribbon ornament from Ilam, Staffordshire Description Two joining fragments form a parallel sided strip, or ribbon. One end is a neat flat-ended terminal with rounded corners, the other is a ragged break. The back is flat, while the front carries twenty-one very finely incised grooves aligned longitudinally. These are evenly spaced, but the outer rims are slightly broader in places. The grooves stop a little short of the terminal. In addition to the main tears, the strip is a little contorted with a partial tear from one side and two tiny drill holes have been not…
Created on: Wednesday 18th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 18th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-DD75F1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold ornamental finger-ring formed of a double strand of round-section wire worked into a knot at the front. There is nothing closely comparable in the collections of the BM, but this is most likely to be late 19th or early 20th century in date.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd April 2008
Last updated: Friday 7th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-B6A247
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
This gold ring is formed of a heavy band which has been highly polished, especially on the exterior. The interior is inscribed in upper case: ADVISED CHOYCE ADMITS NO CHAINGE. According to Joan Evans (English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford 1931), this inscription is recorded in 1674. However the placing of the letters within the field is unusual as is the appearance of some of the letters and the scrape marks on the interior surface. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface indicates a composition consistent with a pre-19th century date; the soft dark material found i…
Created on: Sunday 20th April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 5th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Church Eaton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-83D4C4
Object type: ROD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Length of gold rod with octagonal cross-section, bifacially cut at one end, the other end having a plain terminal. The piece is bent. Length 85mm; thickness 5mm; weight 2.7 grams. Identification: Analogies occur in the Bronze Age hoard of 42 gold pieces from Fitzleroi Farm, W. Sussex which included a number of elements including small complete rings and fragments of other ornament types. Octagonal- section rods were present. The analysis would be acceptable for a Bronze Age date with the proviso that the silver content is rather high. Given the lack of any datable association it is no…
Created on: Wednesday 12th March 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lichfield', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: PAS-BA27A7
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: 92 silver denarii and 2 gold aurei. Aurei: Tiberius (AD 14-37), 1 Titus under Vespasian (AD 75), 1 Denarii: Republic, 44 Mark Antony (41-31 BC), 15 Octavian (34-28 BC), 2 Augustus (27 BC-AD 14), 4 Tiberius (AD 14-37), 5 Gaius (AD 37-42), 1 Galba (AD 68-9), 1 Otho (AD 69), 2 Vitellius (AD 69), 1 Vespasian (AD 69-79), 12 Titus under Vespasian, 1 Domitian (AD 81-96), 1 Unidentifiable, 3 Note: To be published in Coin Hoards from Roman Britain XIII.
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 12th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tamworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-388046
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Enamelled gold signet ring engraved with a crest in the form of a mermaid holding a comb and mirror, surrounded by scrolls, within a beaded border. The shoulders with female figures in relief, the hoop with foliate scrolls. Traces of coloured enamels B blue, pale blue, white and translucent green B remain in the relief decoration. Dimensions and metal content: X-ray fluorescence analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated a gold content of approximately 93.5 per cent. Weight: 42.9 g. The listing on the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery website can be found here. Note: T…
Created on: Friday 8th August 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fisherwick', grid reference and parish protected.