Record ID: SUSS-D78307
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval gold posie ring with internal inscription probably dating c.18th century. The ring slightly crushed into an oval and has a plano-convex cross section. It has a plan external surface and is inscribed on the internal surface in italic script with occasional serifs reading 'Be constant you for I am true' followed by a makers mark I.G in shield with pellet below. There is a small nick on the outside edge.  Measurements: Length: 21.73mm; width: 16.75mm; width of band: 2.87mm and thickness of band: 1.09mm and weight: 2.16g. Di…
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Chieveley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-84DCEB
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval inscribed gold posie finger ring dating c. 1650-1800. The ring has a broadly D-shaped cross-section with bevelled internal edges. The external surface is plain and undecorated with a small knick and multiple shallow scratches. The internal surface is inscribed in lower case reading: God alone made us two one followed by a maker's mark RP within a rectangular cartouche. Measurements: external diameter: 22.19mm; width of band: 2.65mm; thickness of band: 1.43mm and weight: 3.30g. The makers mark does not appear to be recorded in the standard …
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-489383
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast gold inscribed 'posy' (or ‘posie’)-type finger-ring of post-medieval date. Description: The exterior surface of the band is plain and undecorated. The inscription, which runs around the internal circumference, is in lower case italic and reads "A's true to thee as death to mee". The inscription is followed by the maker's mark 'WI' in a shield. The ring is in the original form but the band shows some nicks.  Measurements: diameter: 21.76mm; thickness: 1.34mm; width: 3.71mm and weight: 4.7g.  Simila…
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 24th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-7AEB77
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval cast gold inscribed finger-ring or 'posie' dating c. AD 1600-1700. Description: The hoop is circular in plan, D-shaped in cross-section and is slightly bent out of shape. The inscription, which runs around the internal circumferences, is in lower case and reads + ‘Love is a vertu’; the makers mark is a cross or quatrelobe with a central circular pellet.The external surface of the hoop is decorated in moulded relief comprising four evenly space flowers connected by a circumferential straight foliate branch. The flowers ar…
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2022
Last updated: Saturday 23rd September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Exton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-E42E4C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval gold inscribed posy finger ring dating c. AD 1550 - 1650. The hoop is complete but crushed with a plano-convex cross-section. The external surface is decorated in a foliate style with a single, incised wavy groove or tendril running the circumference of the hoop with a scroll in each angle, all set within a panel bordered by a single groove on each outside edge. Tiny traces of black enamel survive in the recesses in two areas. The ring is inscribed on the internal surface, rendered in tidy serifed Roman capitals reading: + [c…
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Martinstown', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-04EA22
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold Post Medieval posie/posey finger ring with inscription dating c 1680-1780. The ring has a D shaped cross section with champfered edges. The external surface is plain and the internal surface has an engraved inscription in lower case with serifs reading: 'Vnited hearts death only parts'. The 'V' is upper case; the left side of which is formed from a double line. The inscription is followed by an engraved makers mark, possibly of a sun or flower formed of an annulet with eleven radiating lines or rays. Inside the annulet are three…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-938287
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval gold finger ring set with a single red cabuchon gem stone dating c.AD 1200-1400. The hoop is circular in cross-section and tapers from the shoulders in thickness and width towards the base. The hoop is penannular and terminates in two angled triangular plates which are soldered to the bezel in a lap joint. The hollow bi-conical bezel is oval in plan and hexagonal in cross section; the upper half slightly concave. In the centre of the bezel is a central setting of an oval cabuchon dark red gem, probably a ruby. The gem has a transv…
Created on: Monday 9th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Overton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-5D2E3D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval gold inscribed 'posy' finger ring probably dating to the 18th Century. The plain hoop is bent and twisted and and the band has a plano-convex cross-section. It is plain and undecorated on the external surface. The inside surface is flat with an engraved inscription reading 'A token of my love', in lower case lettering with serifs but with a capital A. The left hand upright of the A is double barred. Measurements: length: 23.24mm; width of band: 3.44mm; thickness of band: 0.91mm and weight: 2.39g. Posie or Posy rings were a popular form of fin…
Created on: Thursday 31st March 2022
Last updated: Friday 1st April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-9E04E3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete gold Medieval finger ring dating c. AD 1300 -1400. Only the hoop remains comprising a penannular hoop with triangular terminals (measuring: 4.65 wide by 3.32mm high). These would be soldered either side of the now missing bezel. The hoop is circular in section broadening in width and thickness towards the terminal ends where the inner edge becomes slightly bevelled. The metal is a yellow gold colour and the hoop is worn thin at the base.  Measurements: diameter: 23.05mm; width of band: 2.07mm; thickness at head: 2.22mm and weight: 2.43g.  Discussion…
Created on: Thursday 10th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Climping', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-77260A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval gold finger ring set with a single blue cabuchon gem stone dating c.AD1300-1400. The hoop is circular in cross-section and tapers from the shoulders in thickness and width towards the base. The hoop is penannular and terminates in two angled triangular plates which are soldered to the bezel in a lap joint. The hollow biconical bezel is oval in plan and hexagonal in cross section with a central oval cabuchon dark blue gem stone, probably a sapphire. The finger ring is undamaged and in perfect condition. Measurements: total length: 26.5…
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Climping', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-95B0C7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wokingham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete gold Medieval gem set finger ring dating c. AD 1200-1400. The setting comprises a dark red cabochon-cut stone set in a sub-rectangular bezel with bevelled sides.  Four small circular collets (2.48mm in diameter) are positioned at each corner of the central setting. The base of the collets are set on single ribs which run down each edge of each shoulder. Two collets contain complete circular cabochon-cut mid-green gems, one the crushed remains of an identical stone and the remaining collet is empty. The central stone is possibly a ruby a…
Created on: Tuesday 1st February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 15th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Finchampstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-17276F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold Roman finger ring with phallus dating c. AD 43 - 200. The thick, sub-oval hoop is small and D-shaped in cross-section at the plain shoulders which taper to a more oval section at the base of the hoop. The simple, flat oval bezel is decorated with a schematic phallus (5.02mm long), which has been soldered in place. It is formed of two granulated pellets and a separate circular-sectioned rod with one flat end, (adjacent to the pellets/testes), and one rounded at the tip.  The object was found on the foreshore and the gold surface is pit…
Created on: Wednesday 26th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 30th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Climping', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-2F13E8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Description: An incomplete Early Medieval gold finger ring decorated with granulation, filigree and enamel inlay dating to the 9th or 10th centuries. The ring is crushed and twisted with a break at the base of the hoop. A strip of sheet gold forms the hoop with a separate, circular, bezel with cloisonné enamelling. The hoop, which has a flat rectangular section, widens to the shoulder at the bezel, on the underside of which is a stepped, transverse, joint. The bezel contains six cells of dark green and blue cloisonné enamel: a central, circular,…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd June 2021
Last updated: Saturday 14th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Greatham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-1E89E7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold inscribed post-medieval posy finger ring dating c. AD1650-1750. The circular hoop is D-shaped in cross-section and undecorated on the external surface of the band. The interior of the band is inscribed ' God unite our harts arights'. The text is set between a pair of incised parallel guide-lines. The lettering is separate with serifs and long loops on the 'd' and 'h' and flowing loops on the 'g'. The ring is in very good condition and undamaged. Measurements: diameter: 21.03 mm; width of band: 4.68mm; thickness of band: 1.65mm and wei…
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Littlehampton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-8BD3F7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold finger ring with Gothic black letter inscription of Medieval date c. AD1300 -1500. The ring is circular with a concave outer surface and flat internal surface. The external surface is decorated with incised decoration of scrolling with three oval panels divided by opposing crescents. Each panel contains a single word reading: "a mon amye" which translates "to/for my beloved". There are traces of white enamel in one recess of the panel containing "a". The internal surface is plain and undecorated. Measurements: diameter: 20.94mm; thickness: 1.57mm and weight…
Created on: Thursday 3rd June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chalvington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-1163AE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold posy/posie finger ring with inscription dating to the Post Medieval period, c.AD 1650-1800. The band is plain and slightly D-shaped in cross section with an inscription on the interior of the band reading: 'We.joine.our.love.in.Christ above' followed by the initials 'AB' in block capitals. The lettering is lowercase with serifs with flowing curling tails on the 'h' and 'b'. The 'J' and 's' are long flowing, hanging below the line of the text and the letter u is used in place of a v in above. There is a vertical incised line running from edge between the beginning …
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 16th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Ringwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-FDE662
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, gold inscribed posey finger ring dating to the Post Medieval Period c. AD1650-1750. The plain hoop is undecorated on the external surface with a plano-convex section. The inside surface is flat with the legend 'Joynd in one by Christ alone' inscribed in lower case, flowing lettering with serifs. The tails of the letter y are long and scroll back over themselves. The ring is complete but compressed into an oval in plan. Measurements: diameter at widest: 21.66mm; diameter at narrowest: 17.51mm; width of band: 3.84mm; thickness of band: 1.68mm; weight: 4.11g. …
Created on: Wednesday 21st April 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Burwash Common', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-625F14
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold posy/posie finger ring with inscription dating to the Post Medieval Period c. AD1600-1800. Description: the band is plain and D-shaped in cross section with an inscription on the interior of the band reading: 'God above inc'reac'e our love'. Except for the 'G' at the beginning, the lettering is lower case with serifs and is engraved within two parallel incised guidelines. The edges of the ring are slightly damaged and knicked on one side. Measurements: diameter: 24.00mm; width of band: 5.80mm; thickness of band: 2.26mm; weight: 9.19g. Discussion. Posie …
Created on: Wednesday 24th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 10th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near North Waltham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-5B55E8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, gold iconographic finger ring with inscription dating to the Medieval period. c. 1400-1450. The hoop is circular with a flat bezel and rectangular in cross section. The rectangular bezel is decorated with an incised depiction of St Catherine set within a recessed rectangular panel. She is standing facing left, with a crown and nimbus and dressed in a long sleeved, floor-length robe with three angled incised lines from the floor suggesting folds. Her left arm is bent back slightly, holding the edge of a wheel emerging from behind her, a symbol of her martyrdom and in h…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 7th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Soberton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-7EDFA3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, gold, gem-set finger ring dating to the Medieval Period c AD 1100-1300. The ring consists of a plain gold band, oval in cross section with a rectangular hollow bezel. The hoop measures 1.46mm wide, broadening to 2.50mm where it meets the bezel. The bezel is formed from gold sheet. The upper surface of the bezel is plain and gently rises on all four sides to an oval aperture in the centre (8.28mm long by 3.87mm wide), within which is set an oval purple/pink cabochon garnet. The stone has a deep, diagonal crack running across the centre from the…
Created on: Friday 20th November 2020
Last updated: Monday 16th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Wivelsfield', grid reference and parish protected.