Record ID: LON-185E45
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A gold object, probably a distorted finger ring of uncertain date. Curator's report: A strip of bright yellow pitted gold that has been bent six times forming three rough (un-unintended) loops. The edges of some sections appear to have been worked, being slightly rounded. Discussion: This strip of gold is long enough to have fitted round a small finger but there are no diagnostic features that could provide a date. Conclusion: Due to the undiagnostic nature of the find it can not be securely dated to pre-1708 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996 …
Created on: Friday 24th October 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2016
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Record ID: LON-FC9557
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undiagnostic fragment of gold of uncertain date. This object was originally hollow and probably cylindrical but has since become crushed flat, it was probably originally a bead. The edges were probably slightly angled inwards. There is no decoration and the style of the object is undiagnostic. Although the object is more than 10% gold it cannot be positively identified as greater than 300 years old, therefore it does not fall under the Treasure Act 1996. Dimensions: length: 9.55mm; width: 9.87mm; thickness: 1.50mm; weight: 0.35g.
Created on: Saturday 19th February 2011
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: LON-4DB183
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
gold, possible penannular earring (?). Twisted gold wire, tapered at each end, slightly misshapen due to damage.
Created on: Monday 7th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tower Hamlets', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-4DFB95
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
Gold object. Tubular in shape with tapering towards one end. The object may have been hollow, but it is now badly crushed and folded. At the wider end there is a lip folded towards the inside of the object that is intact creating a hollow rim. May possible have been bulbous around the centre and it is possible to see two lines of impressions. pendant (?)
Created on: Monday 7th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tower Hamlets', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-FD88E7
Object type: PIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold pin of unknown date; the pin is slightly bent. The shank is circular in cross-section at the tip, the shank of the pin has a more flattened cross-section. The diameter of the shank gradually declines, towards the point. The head of the pin is roughly square, formed by a flattening of the shank, with a concave impression on one face. This object has been examined, at the British Museum, by the Prehistoric, Roman, Iron Age, Medieval and Post-Medieval curators. It is the consensus that this object cannot be securely dated to a specific period. Due to the undiagnostic nature of th…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sidcup', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-3AD9ED
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold disc of uncertain date. This object is a thin disc of gold, irregularly shaped, with six diagonal cuts around the edge. There is no decoration. Dimensions: thickness: 0.13mm; diameter: 11.37mm; weight: 0.10g. Hazel Forsyth has confirmed that this cannot be accurately dated as more than 300years old, therefore it does not fall under the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th November 2015
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Record ID: LON-EF5AB5
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Early Medieval (Viking) to Modern gold ingot/hack gold, dated to the mid 9th to mid 20th Centuries, AD 850-2000. The ingot is roughly sub-rectangular in shape with one end rounded and the other broken and flat. Dimensions: length: 13.14mm; width: 9.67mm; thickness: 5.83mm; weight: 4.16g. Gold ingots are traditionally difficult to date out of context but they are often attributed to a Viking date. The Vikings had a bullion economy where the purity and weight of the metal were more important than the form. Although this bullion economy primarily utilised silver it …
Created on: Thursday 7th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 7th December 2021
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Record ID: LON-2607D0
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
Two gold interlinked bands, possibly earrings, of uncertain date. Curator's report: Two thin gold interlinked bands, rectangular in cross-section, tapering towards hook and eye terminals. Possibly earrings. Discussion: Whilst it is possibly older than 300 years and could therefore qualify as Treasure under the Treasure Act (1996), it is not diagnostic enough to assign to a particular type and period Dimensions: Diameters 7.5 and 9.0mm; Weight: 0.89g. Metal content: The object is made up of 84 - 87 % gold, 10-13 % silver, and 1% copper. Kate Sumnall
Created on: Friday 15th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southwark', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-AB8382
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman annular gold finger ring dating 43-410AD. Curator's report: A small, distorted annular gold ring, probably Roman, possibly a tiny finger-ring, made from two semi-circular components fused together. One is a simple, slender, rectangular-sectioned strip. The other, also made from a strip, has each side turned inwards to form a channelled double-ribbed hoop, now partially fractured. The channelled form of the hoop is paralleled by a copper-alloy arm-ring from Augst (Riha 1990, 62, 145, Taf. 22, 598).* Date: 1st-4th century AD. Dimension…
Created on: Monday 25th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-B42740
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold fragment of an artefact of an undiagnostic date. The fragment comprises a loop made from a flat strip of gold from which two broken strands project creating an incomplete figure of eight in appearance. At the junction between the strip and the broken projections an incomplete cinquefoil has been soldered to the front. The surface of the strip is decoratively cast with a twisted rope motif. Dora Thornton and Judy Rudoe has had a look at this and they can't place what it is but believe it is undiagnostic. Dimensions: length: 9.26mm; width: 4.43mm; thickness: 1.23m…
Created on: Friday 2nd May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bermondsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-77E816
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A gold and probably rock crystal small pendant. The pendant comprises an Irregularly shaped clear bead with vertical perforation. There is a strand of gold wire threaded through the perforation and one end is curled to form a loop and the twisted round on itself twice. Below the bead the wire terminates in five pellets. Curator's report: Small pendant, probably rock crystal suspended on a thin gold wire with a cluster of 5 small sold beads at the base. This may be an element of an earring or brooch or item of general jewellery. This object has been examined by …
Created on: Friday 11th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tower Hamlets', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-27A5F5
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval gold coin weight: unite from Charles I. Dimensions: diameter: mm; length: 17.46mm; width: 17.16mm; thickness: 4.34mm; weight: 9.09g.
Created on: Friday 15th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 28th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-DC6707
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval gold finger ring - memento mori (1670-1740). The plain thin gold band is engraved on the exterior with a skull and inscribed inside in lower case: 'Remember to dye', with a maker's mark GB in a quatrefoil shield with a pellet above and below. This type of ring had a long life from around 1670 to the 1730s, but as the mark is not listed in the standard London goldsmiths' marks sources, it is not possible to confirm a pre-1708 date for this ring. J. Rudoe British Museum 24.9.08 Dimensions: diameter: 19.70mm; width: 3.50mm; thickness: 1.03mm; weight: 2.50g.
Created on: Monday 30th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-0AEB16
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A gold mourning ring with inscription to the interior. The finger ring is a plain band with a D-shaped cross-section, the exterior is engraved with a skull. There are possibly some traces of black enamel remaining within the engraved lines of the skull. The internal surface is engraved with the inscription: 'St J N ob 11 Nov 80', followed by the maker's mark: 'RW'. Dimensions: diameter: 20.28mm; width: 3.79mm; thickness: 1.16mm; weight: 2.63g
Created on: Thursday 25th October 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wandsworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-AA2432
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Post Medieval gold finger ring dating to the 16th - 17th century. Curator's report: Date: 16th-17th Century Description: Small gold ring, the exterior keyed for enamel, with traces of black substance, perhaps the original enamel. Inscribed inside: TAKE THIS IN GOOD WORTH. Discussion: A characteristic example of the period with short capital letter text. Metal content: The precious metal content of the ring fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10%. Judy Rudoe, Curator of Renaissance & Later Collections, Department of Prehistory …
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-448421
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval gold bracelet slide (AD c.1670-1710). The slide is oval and has been cast with an integral wall on the upper surface creating a cell which originally may have contained enamel or cloth. A scalloped pattern has been cast on the lower half of the cell wall. On the reverse are two integral loops; similar examples within the Museum of London were designed to be worn on a ribbon as a 'Memento Mori' bracelet. One of the loops is broken and only two stubs remain. Through the remaining loop there is an S-shaped link of gilded bronze. On the reverse a skull and cross bones has …
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 11th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isleworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-D4F083
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval gold button dating to the late 15th - very early 16th century. Hazel Forsyth: There are others of a similar type in the Chalcis Treasure. Identification by Hazel Forsyth, Senior Post Medieval Curator, Museum of London Curator's report: Gold artefact, originally a thin cylinder of gold now squashed flat, with two bands of filigree decoration, filigree openwork terminal with traces of enamel. This highly-decorated artefact is difficult to identify and date. It has been suggested that this is the lower part of an earring, but it could also have been pa…
Created on: Monday 8th December 2008
Last updated: Monday 28th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-82B904
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval gold mourning finger ring, dating to AD 1676. The finger ring has a D-shaped cross-section. Curator's report: Post-Medieval gold mourning ring This small gold ring is inscribed inside in lower case 'RW Esqr ob 9 Dec 76' with maker's mark IP above a pellet in a shield. Skull inscribed on outer of band. Date: 1676 Discussion: This is a typical mourning ring of the late 17th century. The maker's mark does not appear on any of the BM rings and has not been identified. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious meta…
Created on: Sunday 15th February 2009
Last updated: Friday 12th July 2013
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Record ID: LON-833BD8
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval gold pin head (16th century). Curator's report: Small, heavy gold pin head with hole for attachment to a gold wire. The hemispherical head squashed flat, decorated with applied filigree circlets and knops, and with flower heads made up of small turquoises (identified by Raman spectroscopy) held in claw settings and surrounded by petals of openwork gold decoration made of fine twisted wire. This fascinating pin head suggests the gold prototypes for the silver-gilt types of the 16th Century which are commonly reported through the Treasure Act. Its e…
Created on: Wednesday 29th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-88CAA8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval - Modern gold finger ring probably dating 18th or 19th century. Small red gold ring with chased foliate decoration on exterior. The find dates to later than 1710 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996. Dimensions: width of band: 1.90mm; thickness of band: 0.95mm; diameter: 18.54mm; weight: 0.79g. Judy Rudoe
Created on: Wednesday 15th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.