Record ID: GLO-50652C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold roman finger ring that has a triple oval bezel consisting of a large central oval box setting that has beaded wire running around its base and large pellet soldered onto the outside edge of each corner. Flanking the central oval are two smaller oval boxes, again each surrounded by beaded wire, on the shoulder of one of the smaller ovals are soldered a trefoil of beads, scaring on the side of the other small bezel suggests a similar arrangement that has been subsequently lost. This arrangement was soldered onto an expanded flat panel of the hoop, which has subsequently become dist…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 31st October 2019
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Record ID: GLO-08A206
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Aureus of Tiberius (14-37AD), dating to the period AD 14-37 (Reece period 1). Obverse: TI CAESAR DIVI AVG F AVGVSTVS, laureate head of Tiberius right. Reverse: PONTIF-MAXIM, Female figure seated right, holding branch and sceptre; ornate legs to chair. Mint of Lyon. As RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 95, no. 29. This record has been generated from images kindly emailed by the finder.
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Record ID: GLO-988544
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman gold finger ring of a Henig Type V that dates to the second half of the 2nd century. This has a raised oval domed integral bezel that imitates a stone or intaglio, this has been inscribed with the letters VF. The shoulders are undecorated and narrow from the bezel to the thin rectangular cross-section hoop. Dr Roger Tomlin (pers. comms) has commented that VF would be an abbreviation of 'u(tere) f(elix), there being a good parallel in a bronze ring from Southwark (RIB II.3, 2423.28), which reads VT F on the bezel' VTERI FELIX is a common inscriptional formula on items fro…
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2016
Last updated: Sunday 6th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lydney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-0BB2D8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold solidus of Honorius (AD 393-423) dating to the period AD 397 to 402 (Reece Period 21), CONCORDIA AVGG, Constantinopolis seated holding Victory on globe and sceptre, foot on ship's prow. Mint of Constantinople. RIC X, p. 240, no. 8.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2011
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-866BF5
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Cast gold annular ear ring. This is roughly sub rectangular in plan with a lozenge-shaped cross-section. The ring is widest at its mid point and tapers towards a point at either terminal, both points overlap by 5mm, but are not fixed together in anyway. Discussion: There is a parallel for this form of ear-ring in Lindsay Allason-Jones: 'Ear-rings in Roman Britain', no. 35. A similar example has been recorded as treasure 2008 T619 and added on to the PAS database ESS-58B950. Length 23mm, width 23mm, thickness 3.4mm, weight 3.9g. In terms of age and as the object c…
Created on: Friday 15th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Long Newnton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-DAC097
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Distorted and crushed Roman gold finger ring of keeled type. Each carinated shoulder is decorated with a triangular motif consisting of three shallow incised lines. Two parallel incised lines decorate the outside of the hoop, whilst the flat rectangular bezel is undecorated. Date: 3rd century AD Wt.: 5.1g
Created on: Thursday 23rd August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
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