Record ID: WILT-F8E173
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undatable (but probably Late Post-Medieval or Modern) gold ring, possibly a finger-ring or strap fitting, measuring 19.12mm in diameter (internal 16.72mm) and weighing 1.6g. The ring is rectangular in cross-section with signs of wear at opposing points, one one side only. I think the object is undiagnostic - the section is odd and this may not be a ring (Judy Rudoe pers.comm.)
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 13th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malmesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-8A4DD4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a gold unidentified object of unknown date. It measures 14.70x9.73x4.27mm and weighs 5.54g. The fragment is broken at either short end, the thinner of which looks a little bent and is sharper, as though it has been cut. The wider end is smoother. In cross section these ends are rectangular with rounded edges and measure 9.43x4.27mm and 9.73x1.66m. The long edges are slightly chamfered on either face. In profile, the fragment is triangular in shape.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-559204
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of unidentified, undatable object, possibly a gold bar, weighing 7.46g. It measures max.17.59x11.85x4.94mm, being oval in section and with two breaks. The max width (17.59mm) is also a break. It narrows over 11.85mm to 15.51mm.
Created on: Tuesday 1st December 2009
Last updated: Monday 23rd May 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-1FF4E1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold finger ring of uncertain date, possibly medieval or post-medieval. It is D-shaped in section and is undecorated and unmarked. It measures 23.12mm in external diameter, 20.41mm in internal diameter and weighs 1.20g. Similar finger rings are recorded on PAS database as SWYOR-1F3699.
Created on: Thursday 27th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-468577
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One end of a gold strip broken into two pieces of unknown date. The complete end is squared off with slightly rounded corners. The strip widens gradually and consistantly from 6.0mm at the complete end to 12.9mm at the break. The centre is slightly recessed for some of the strip leaving raised edges but it is otherside undecorated. The strip was apparently rolled up when found but was straighened by the finder. it is now 24.3mm long and 0.3mm thick at the thinnest point (in the centre of the broken edge), 0.9mm thick at the thickest point on the edges. It weighs 1.30 grams in total. …
Created on: Friday 22nd June 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-3BA7EA
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment from a gold ingot with sub-rectangular cross-section and a number of hammer marks on the two largest faces and granular breaks. There are a number of scuffs and scratches to the surface. The fragment has parallels with ingots previously identified as prehistoric date (including Trowse with Newton, Norfolk: 2002 T99; and the more substantial finger-shaped ingot from East Claydon, Buckinghamshire: 2013 T850). It can, on the balance of probabilities, be identified as being of prehistoric date. As an object of precious metal of prehistoric date, the fragment of a probable…
Created on: Tuesday 7th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Knoyle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-3C5CE4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of gold of uncertain date or function. Possibly hack gold. Sub-rectangular plan with rounded corners. Wedge-shaped profile, with a thicker edge which thins towards the opposite edge.Both surfaces are undecorated, but each has elongated impressed lines. On one surface are three horizontal lines which begin at the mid-point of the fragment, which corresponds with a slight convex raise in the profile. Perpendicular to this are a series of finer scratches. On the other side the profile is slightly convex. Horizontal to this are a series of similar elongated incised lines which …
Created on: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-6960FD
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold fragment of irregular shape which has breaks and fracturing all around. One side is broadly flat; on the opposite side is a small flat area which is at an angle. There are no signs of working, no marks and no indication as to what the fragment broke away from. Possibly part of an ingot, but of uncertain date.
Created on: Tuesday 18th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 19th January 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-56D3DC
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold object of uncertain date, 13mm in length, comprised of two circular gold wire rings which were originally interlinked and which have been partially melted and fused together by exposure to fire or heat. The internal diameter of the rings is around 8.5mm and they are around 1mm thick with circular cross section. There are breaks in the rings which appear to be from heat damage rather than from the process of manufacture. Possibly a jewellery component, but of uncertain date. Lengh: 13mm; Width: 11.4mm; Weight 1.10g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th October 2020
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-D86FB6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman gold 1 1/4 Solidus (sometimes called a Festaureus) of Licinius I, 308-324. Mint of Trier. This piece is often referred to as a medallion. Reverse: VBIQVE VICTORES ("everywhere Victories") Date: end 313 to end July 315 Mint: Trier Reference: RIC VII, p.163, no.5
Created on: Friday 18th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 7th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-B59071
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Date: possibly 19th Century Description: Gold fragment of rectangular shape tapering towards one end, decorated with applied wirework scrolls and beads, with a hole at each end. Discussion: This object has been examined also by the Roman, Early Medieval and Renaissance Collections curators who agree that this fragment is of uncertain function possibly dating to the 19th Century. Dimensions: Weight: 1.18g Width: 11.26mm Length: 30.51mm Thickness: 0.5mm As the find it cannot be …
Created on: Thursday 23rd September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lydiard Tregoze', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: PAS-C327D4
Object type: RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A miniature socketed bronze axe attached to a ring of gold wire. Miniature models of socketed axes in bronze are a well known type of object. They appear to be particularly common in Wiltshire and surrounding counties. Although a small number are known to have been made in the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age, the majority date to the Roman period. They are usually interpreted as votive models or amulets. Analysis of the gold from which the ring was made suggests it is a Roman object. Dimensions and metal content: Axe: length: 19mm; width across blade: 9mm. Ring: 11mm x 8mm, made from w…
Created on: Wednesday 9th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Calne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-264108
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete bent gold ring of Henig Type VIII with a red oval garnet setting. The bezel has a scalloped collar which has been slightly bent and distorted and decorated with crescent shaped markings down the sides. The bent hoop has a slight expansion at its base and consists of a narrow strip which widens into sub-triangular shoulders with shoulders scalloped twice to the base. The shoulders are decorated with oblique grooves and circular punches at the top of each triangular section. The device consists of a thyrsus with ribbons behind a centrally positioned male head, facing left. c…
Created on: Wednesday 6th February 2013
Last updated: Friday 20th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fyfield', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-1642A9
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flattened but not seriously damaged. Visible wear on the back of the hoop, but condition of the gold is generally very good. There is an oval box-bezel with a narrow, flat retaining ring containing a repoussé gold plaque with clasped hands within a beaded border. The bezel is retained within a decorative flange with an ovolo pattern, and it is to this that the wires forming the structure of the hoop are attached. Two thick milled gold wires form the outer border of the shoulder, with an additional central wire backing the shoulder area only. The filigree decoration on the shoulders co…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bowerchalke', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-1574CA
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Now very crushed and distorted, the ring has a distinctive construction using thin sheet gold. Three tapering gold tubes are placed side by side, their lengthwise seams visible on the front. The tapered ends are hammered together to produce the narrow, flat hoop. The central tube has a roundish oval opening, one surviving side tube has a small and very narrow elliptical opening, and the other side would have matched, though it is now torn and crushed. These openings evidently contained settings, all now lost, naturally. They must have been bedded in an adhesive such as sulphur, as the …
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bowerchalke', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-3873FF
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Set with a pearl, beaded hoop, very worn at back. 15mm diam, bezel 6 x 4mm
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishops Cannings', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-65BD43
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
This hoard was found in the 1990s and was acquired by Salisbury Museum in 2002. All the objects are Roman and date to the mid to late fourth century. The hoard comprises: - 2 gold finger rings - 44 silver siliquae - see also WILT-DE27B5 (additional siliqua) Finger ring 1. (Identifier Catherine Johns) The ring has been flattened but has not been seriously damaged. Though there is visible wear on the back of the hoop, the condition of the gold is generally very good. There is an oval box-bezel with a narrow, flat retaining ring, containing a repousse gold plaque with clas…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bowerchalke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-BE2DD1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman gold aureus of Trajan, dating to AD 101-102 (Reece Period 5). P M TR P COS IIII P P reverse type, depicting Hercules, naked, standing front on low base, holding club downwards in right hand and lion-skin over left arm. Rome mint. RIC II Trajan 50 (aureus)
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colerne CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-8E66D4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman gem-set gold finger ring. The finger ring is broadly circular in plan though slightly distorted. The plain band is of softened rectangular cross section. The broad triangular shoulders are decorated with transverse mouldings and feathered edges. The bezel (9.85mm in length and 3.85mm wide) comprises a row of three raised sub-rectangular/ ovoid rubbed-over box-settings (2.75mm high), the central one flanked by three tiny gold spherical pellets (the fourth one now missing). The two outer settings contain green-coloured gems, but the centre setting is now empty.
Created on: Wednesday 29th January 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clyffe Pypard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-B5E616
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Roman solidus of Magnus Maximus dating to the period AD 383-388 (Reece period 20), VICTORIA AVGG reverse type depicting the two emperors (Magnus Maximus and Theodosius I) seated on throne, together holding globe between them; behind, Victory with wings spread. Mint of Trier. RIC IX, p. 28, no. 77b.
Created on: Monday 24th February 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 25th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marlborough', grid reference and parish protected.