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Record ID: IARCH-5DEC1B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two gold rings with filigree decoration found with the Terling hoard IARCH-B5E1D0 . According to Robertson 2000, 374 no. 1528: "One of the gold rings was about 3/4 in. in diameter, and was made of a thin strip of gold, ornamented with gold wire. The oval bezel was of paste, with an engraved design which is now too worn to identify. The other gold ring was also about 3/4 in. in diameter, and was formed of a flat strip of gold, ornamented with beaded and plaited gold wire. The bezel was lost. M. Henig, Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites, BAR 8 (1974), ii, 94, …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Terling', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-181E38
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Aureus of Nero, part of hoard IARCH-5FC206
Created on: Thursday 12th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-182E07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Aureus of Vespasian, part of hoard IARCH-5FC206
Created on: Thursday 12th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-10A009
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Robertson 2000, 372 no. 1524: "During the excavation of the Romano-Celtic Temple inside the Iron Age hill fort of Maiden Castle: "a small hoard of four gold coins of Arcadius and Honorius found with a gold ring close outside the east wall of the temple (see plan pl. XXII)." ... The gold finger ring, 3/4 in. in diam., had a large bezel, 3/4 in. by 5/8 in., flanked by ornamental pellets. The stone was missing. (Cp. BM Cat. of Finger-rings (1907), pl. XIV, 508-13) R.E.M. (Sir Mortimer) Wheeler, and H. Mattingly, in Research Rep. Soc. Ant., XII (1943), 133, 267, 334, types, mints, f…
Created on: Friday 17th April 2015
Last updated: Friday 17th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maiden Castle (Temple)', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-CCF55F
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold bracelet, part of hoard IARCH-627C8C. Robertson 2000, 403 no. 1619: ""The Bracelet is composed of two Bars of Gold; each, in its greatest diameter, of the size of a very small Quill. They are closely interwoven, & taper gradually to the Extremities, one of which is beaten flat, & perforated, so as to admit a small Fibula or Button, which is annex'd to the other. The Bracelet is elastic, bright, & appears to be of pure Gold." Hon. D. Barrington: Letter from John Ibbetson, in Ms. Min. Soc. Ant., XVII (1780-1), 438-41"
Created on: Friday 8th May 2015
Last updated: Friday 8th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bentley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-CD16D3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold finger ring, part of hoard IARCH-627C8C. Robertson 2000, 403 no. 1619: ""One of the Rings is plain Gold, very broad, without any stone; but thicker & flatter on the upper part, on which are engraven two Heads, apparently of different Sexes. It has no Inscription.." Hon. D. Barrington: Letter from John Ibbetson, in Ms. Min. Soc. Ant., XVII (1780-1), 438-41 M. Henig, Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites, BAR 8, I (1974), gave Honorius as the latest coin in the hoard, and described the two gold rings, i, 92, no. 703; and 102, no. 791: "[...] Two facing…
Created on: Friday 8th May 2015
Last updated: Friday 8th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bentley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-CD2A1F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold finger ring, part of hoard IARCH-627C8C. Robertson 2000, 403 no. 1619: ""The other Ring is also Gold, ornamented with a Sort of Fret-work, & enclosing a dark blue unpolish'd Pebble, on which are engraven a large Eagle, supporting two smaller ones on her Back, whilst she herself is assaulting a Quadruped, wch, upon the most accurate Inspection, he conceives to be an Hare." Hon. D. Barrington: Letter from John Ibbetson, in Ms. Min. Soc. Ant., XVII (1780-1), 438-41 M. Henig, Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites, BAR 8, I (1974), gave Honorius as the late…
Created on: Friday 8th May 2015
Last updated: Friday 8th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bentley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-11728C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
From Fulford et al. 1989, 221: A very slight ring made of sheet gold formed into a fine, tapering tube. Towards the back of the hoop it has been compressed into a squarish cross-section, expanding towards the bezel. This is set with part of a small, very worn, bead of green glass. The join in the tube which forms the hoop is visible on the upper surfaces of the shoulders, and the perforation in the bead can be seen through a break in the thin gold sheet at the side of the setting. The ring is not an obviously datable type, but the re-use of a glass bead for the setting would be more co…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silchester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-205F27
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
From Fulford et al. 1989, 221, 224: Two triangular fragments of thin gold sheet decorated with beaded wire borders, spiral volutes and small gold globules. The wire is very roughly and unevenly beaded. The bezel collar, which may belong to the same ring, is 16 by 14 mm, weighs 0.5 grammes, and is made of purer gold, 92.2% gold, 5.5% silver and 2.3% copper. Filigree volutes of this type, using beaded or plain wire, seem to be particularly characteristic of Late Roman rings in Britain, and also occur on the Continent. Two fragments from the shoulders of a ring, and a bezel collar. The fr…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silchester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-8FB3ED
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
From Fulford et al 1987, 280: The ring is an elaborate and flamboyant piece of jewellery with a large engraved gem and filigree hoop formed of beaded gold wire. It has been severely crushed before or during burial, but the detail of the goldwork remains undamaged. The bezel is a broad oval cell containing a dark blue onyx with a blue-grey upper layer, engraved with a satyr and a small cupid. The satyr is walking on tiptoe to the left holding out his left hand to a small cupid who reaches up to grasp it. In his left hand the satyr holds his crook (pedum), while over his left arm hangs…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silchester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-E41B43
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
M. Henig, Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites, BAR 8 (1974), ii, 79, no. 581, and pl. XVIII, described and illustrated the inset of the gold ring; and pl. XLI Series B included a view of the hoard, with pot and gold ring, in Ipswich Museum. The description ran: "Figure standing towards the front, very probably Mars or some other deity was intended, but the body has been gouged away (? deliberate defacement by a Christian owner). Nicolo paste. 16 x 13 x 3.5 mm. Flat. Oval Set in a gold ring.". gem: 16 x 13 x 3.5 mm
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tuddenham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-1DBBBE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Taken from C. Johns in Bland and Johns 1994, 154: "The ring has a broad hoop bordered with beaded wire, and each shoulder is decorated with a small applied ram's-horn volute in plain wire with added small globules of gold. The bezel is a raised, slightly sub-rectangular oval surrounded by a flange impressed with alternating semicircular depressions and triple lines, creating a miniscule incuse ovolo. Within the setting is a repousse gold plate depicting in low relief a pair of confronted busts within a frame of 34 raised beads: the long-haired figure on the right is evidently female, a…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitwell', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-1DB9A6
Object type: CHAIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
9 in. long, and pendant, about Ÿ in. long. "The chain has double-loop links and a clasp of twisted wire. The pendant is set in a filigree border and has a sheet centre with rather crude r[e]pouss[e]e designs." H J M Green 1956.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Godmanchester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-B9CF31
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Melted lump The surface of the molten material have been analysed using XRF at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Both molten lumps are more than 85% precious metal.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hindlip', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-719BD4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold ring associated with 2009 T465 (by R. Hobbs) Gold openwork finger-ring with rectangular gem set bezel. The openwork hoop is of flat and constant width and is rectangular in section. The openwork consists of two strips of opposed ‘zig zag’ wire encased on both sides with flat wire strips and sandwiching a further gold strip in the centre. The shoulders are decorated with scrolls which enclose gold granules at each corner of the box setting. The rectangular box setting has high, thin sides and a surrounding rope flange. It contains a slightly convex dark green glass gem. Altho…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Uttlesford', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-114803
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
From BM Collections Online: "Gold finger-ring. Sharply keeled form, with a large, raised oval bezel, now damaged and distorted, and triangular shoulders with grooved and pierced decoration. The back of the hoop plain and engraved with two parallel lines. The setting has been lost. Openwork."
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sully', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-2B4F5C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
From BM Collections Online: "Gold finger-ring; sharply keeled form, its triangular shoulders pierced and grooved to form a stylized palmette design. The back of the hoop has a bead-and-reel-shaped detail. The bezel is an elongated octagon with rounded corners, and is set with a plain, oval, blue-grey nicolo (quartz)."
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sully', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-1AC959
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
From BM Collections Online: "Gold finger-ring with angular hoop expanding into a foliate design at the shoulders; oval bezel with scalloped borders, containing an onyx intaglio engraved with the head of Medusa."
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sully', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-68A7DE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
From BM Collections Online: "Gold finger-ring of unusual form; slightly keeled, with shoulders cut back to leave a centre strip in high relief, with three mouldings. The square bezel, all in gold, imitates the appearance of a gem-set one, with a raised gold frame and a flat centre panel with an engraved motif, a cockerel walking to the left."
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sully', 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.