Record ID: KENT-E2B7B6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold finger ring (signet) of post-medieval date (c.1550-1625). Description: The hoop of the ring is D-shped in cross-section and widens at the shoulders to meet a flat, oval bezel. The bezel is engraved with a heraldic griffin rampant within a single-lined border. A second, corded border surrounds this. There are no maker's mark present but the reverse of the bezel and the inside of the hoop has some file marks. Measurements: length: 22mm; width: 15mm; thickness (of hoop): 1.6mm; thickness (of bezel): 1.5mm; weight: 7.7g Discussion: A number of similarly plai…
Created on: Friday 13th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Adisham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-B96C16
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Gold finger ring, now distorted to 27 x (max) 12mm. Flat band, less than 1mm thick comprising six slightly irregular lozenges, each 6mm wide at maximum, narrowing to 2.5mm at the constriction between each lozenge. It is impossible to tell whether the ring was originally spherical or hexagonal. On the outside at each constriction is a slight pyramid shaped rise. The internal surface is rough or unfinished. Weighing 4.20g. Similar examples, although all octagonal and none made of gold were dated to the 3rd or 4th century in Waugh and Goodburn (in S. Frere) 1972, p119, no.27; Crummy, 198…
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-B7739A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2022 T465 Description: A complete gold finger ring with a blue gem stone setting dating to the medieval period (c.AD 1200-1400). The ring features a sub-rectangular bezel with a dark blue cylindrical stone set within. It has a biconical collet with sub-rectangular bezel. Within the bezel is the cabochon stone, a dark blue gem, that curves outwards of the setting. The hoop is plain with a circular cross section, and retains its circular shape. It terminates at either side of the bezel with triangular junction plates; these are likely to have been soldered to the bezel. …
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-A266A7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval gold posie ring, dating to AD 1700 - 1750. The band is slightly distorted and now oval, it is D-shaped in section. The outer band is undecorated, it has scalloped edges with 15 rounded facets. The internal band is inscribed with Though the gift be smal my good w. Traces of black enamel can be seen within the inscription. Date: Post Medieval AD 1700 - 1750 Dimensions: Length: 19.7 mm Width: 16.4 mm Thickness: 0.8 mm Weight: 1.6 g Discussion: Posie or Posey rings were a popular form of finger-ring from the 16th to 18th centuries, more often in gold than silver. Letteri…
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2022
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2023
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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: BM-2523A3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold finger-ring, the hoop is rectangular in section and extends into a flat, oval bezel, the shoulders decorated with marginal notches and incised lines. due to a lack of recognised features, this object cannot be securely dated pre-1704.
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 14th December 2022
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Record ID: BM-14F456
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Gold finger-ring formed from a sheet strip with ends overlapped by 0.5mm. There is no decoration, but a median crease runs around the circumference. Interior diameter 20 – 20.5 mm, width of strip 5 – 5.5 mm, thickness c.0.25mm. There are many scratch marks on both the inner & outer surfaces. Weight 2.65g. The ring is probably over 300 years old, and has a gold content of over 10%. This is the second object of this type from this location. Alan E West, Curator of Archaeology, Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 1st November 2022
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Record ID: BM-115375
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A thin gold hoop, plain on both exterior and interior, except for the remains of very worn and illegible hallmarks inside, suggesting a date in the 19th or 20th century.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: BM-112FD5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Reading
Workflow stage: Published
A gold finger-ring, with a faceted red stone set in a plain round setting, unlikely to be earlier than the 19th century.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: BM-109438
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
This gold ring has a thin hoop engraved on the exterior with a foliate scroll. The background would have been originally enamelled, but no traces of enamel remain.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: BM-10265A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Small ring, a thin hoop expanding slightly towards a narrow bezel, which has settings for 5 stones: a central red stone flanked by two smaller stones, one red, one colourless. One of the smaller red stones is missing. The sides of the settings contain traces of enamel indicating that they were once enamelled in white, green and a third colour, possibly red or black. The shoulders are engraved with a herringbone pattern and contain traces of white enamel. Metal content: X‑Ray fluorescence analysis at the British Museum indicates a gold content of 83%; Raman microscopy has iden…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: BM-0FEEE1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
This gold ring has a thin flat hoop of even width, inscribed When + this + you + see + remember + mee This is a popular inscription recorded by Joan Evans, in English Posies and Posy Rings (Oxford 1931) in various versions from the late 16th century onwards. The lettering could be late 17th or 18th century, but in the absence of any other identifying features there is not enough evidence to date it pre 1704.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 1st November 2022
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Record ID: BM-0FA2A5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Plain gold band, scratched and worn, with the inscription: true love is the bond of peace. The inscription is recorded by Joan Evans (1931) in a late 16th century manuscript and the lettering is consistent with a 17th century date, but we know that 17th century lettering style continued well into the 18th century from the British Museum's dated sequence of mourning rings. In the absence of marks or any distinguishing decorative feature there is no firm evidence to date this pre 1704.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-BD3897
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Post Medieval mourning ring dating from 1683. The ring has a simple D-section hoop, with engraved decoration on the convex outer face forming a stylised skull bezel, seen in a three-quarter view looking to the viewer's left along the hoop. The outline of the skull is a V-section groove which runs up the back of the skull in a curve, along the top in a straight line, and curves down the other side of the skull. A straight line along the base has four short nicks at right angles to it, projecting into the face. These probably represent teeth in the upper jaw. The base lin…
Created on: Friday 29th April 2022
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-BC1E78
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2022 T419 Description:  A complete gold posy ring of post-medieval date (AD 1600-1750). The object is composed of a circular band which has a rectangular section. The ring is plain apart from an inscription on the inside of the hoop which reads “Keepe faith till death” in italics. The edges of the ring are quite sharp, suggesting it was not worn for long before being deposited. Dimensions: The finger ring has an external diameter of 19.75mm; an internal diameter of 16.66mm; is 3.35mm wide; 1.55mm thick; and weighs 4.39g. Discussion: Other po…
Created on: Friday 29th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Darley with Menwith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-90F486
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Gold finger-ring with bezel set with a dark red intaglio gemstone. The gemstone is complete, and although the gold components are now broken and crushed, they are also largely complete. The hoop is made from three strands of beaded wire arranged to form a triangular cross-section, with two strands side by side forming the inner surface and the third strand added in the centre. The third strand, standing proud on the outer surface, is now very worn. At the shoulders, the three strands flatten out and spread, with the central strand butting up…
Created on: Wednesday 27th April 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
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Record ID: NMS-7B3A48
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Small gold finger-ring with posy inscription. The hoop is D-shaped in cross-section, with a groove around top and bottom. Between the grooves, the surface of the ring has an evenly hammered surface, as if it has not been polished after construction. The flat interior has an inscription in lower-case italic script, reading If this then me. The engraving of the inscription is black in colour, probably inlaid with enamel, although the actual substance of the inlay is hard to see except on the e of me, where it appears to survive as a bubbly matt substance. Dimensio…
Created on: Tuesday 26th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Costessey area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-699EC1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
: A posy ring, subannular due to distortion. Cast D-shaped section. This ring has been cast with an alternating pattern of v-shaped chevrons and love-hearts, whereby the point of the heart sites within the inverted chevron to create the sense of a leaves and a bud resembling a flower somewhat like a crocus in form. The surface of the heart and the chevron are tooled to create cells, suggesting the ring might once have been enamelled.The internal band is inscribed in an italic script with: Thy virtue is thy honor. Date: Post Medieval c AD 1600 - 1700 Dimensions: Diameter: 19 mm Width…
Created on: Monday 25th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dilwyn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E8231C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case 2022 T384 A complete gold seal / signet ring dating to the early post medieval period (c.AD 1500-1600). The ring has undamaged, circular shape. The bezel is circular with a sub-rectangular section. The shoulders are sub-triangular in shape, they are widest at the bezel and slightly narrow to form the rest of the band. The shoulders appear to have a worn decoration, raised floral details are present along the edges of the band and appear worn across the main body. Beaded detailing develops from each side of the shoulders and continues to around one third of each side of …
Created on: Tuesday 19th April 2022
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tushingham cum Grindley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-694AAC
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Gold posy ring, shallow D-sectioned hoop of constant 2.5-3mm width, with a groove running around each edge on the exterior. There are inscriptions on both exterior (relief lettering) and interior (engraved and enamelled lettering). 17mm diameter, 1.67g. The exterior inscription reads + I LOVE TO FYNDE + in raised but worn letters , starting and finishing with a cross. There is a pellet between the 'I' and 'LOVE', a quatrefoil with central dot between 'LOVE' and 'TO' and again between 'TO' and 'FYNDE'. Traces of b…
Created on: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Spatial data recorded.