Record ID: DENO-AED526
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval gold finger ring (c. AD 1400 – 1500). The band is flat with a rectangular cross section and has been bent with two sides flattened against each other. On the exterior is an incised blackletter inscription with the words alternating with sprigs of foliage and flowers. The outer edges of the band are decorated with a border containing pellets. The inscription may read "autre ne vueil" or “ne vieil autre”, meaning 'desire no other’. Length 25.39 mm, width 10 mm, thickness 5.89 mm and weight 1.93 g. Similar finger rings with blackletter in…
Created on: Thursday 15th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-EB497C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Derby
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman lead alloy finger ring decorated with snake head terminals (c. AD 100 - 300). The hoop of the finger ring has a gap at the back of the hoop, suggesting that the snake head terminals are fused together; cast in one piece. The hoop is sub-circular in plan and D shaped in cross section.The two snake heads are naturalistic in design with well defined features (eyes, nostrils and mouth) made up of incised lines and pellets. The outer band of the ring is decorated with fine incised lines imitating snake scales, the inner band is plain and undecorated except f…
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 29th November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-32D2E3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold posy ring of post medieval date (AD 1654 – 1686). The band is D-shaped in section and decorated with an alternating design of incised ovals containing floral, saltire and ring and dot designs, separated by incised horizontal lines and all contained within an external border. There is still white enamel retained within most of the decoration. The italicised inscription on the inside of the band reads ‘Within thy brest my hart doth rest:’, followed by a maker's mark in block roman capitals within a rectangular punch: ‘TS’. This mark is probably fo…
Created on: Saturday 3rd September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ordsall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-2956AB
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: City of Derby
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval to modern copper alloy finger ring, dating from c. AD 1700 - 1900. The bezel of the finger ring is in the shape of a D shaped buckle, complete with pin. This has been fixed to the hoop, and is not a separate working object. The hoop is decorated with vertical and V-shaped inscised lines with dots in between, immitating the strap end and holes of a belt. The hoop has been distorted and is now oval shaped. On the inside of the hoop there is a small rectangular stamp which may be a makers mark but is too worn to be legible. Diameter 25.61 mm, width 9.9…
Created on: Thursday 28th July 2022
Last updated: Thursday 28th July 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-F4179F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold posy ring of post medieval date (c. AD 1650 - 1750). The ring has a plain band, with a shallow D-shaped cross-section. The inscription on the inside of the band reads "In tyme I may why not", with a stamped makers mark of a ‘T’ in a rounded shape, possibly heart shape. The inscription is italicised and in sentence case, which may suggest a date later than mid-17th century; prior to this, block capital inscriptions were common. An inscription using this spelling of ‘time’ is AF.1216 Diameter 18.46 mm, height 2.38 mm, thickness 0.96 mm and weight…
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barlow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-312DE4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A post medieval gold finger ring, (c. AD 1500 – 1700). The finger ring is circular in shape and has a D shaped cross section. It has been decorated with a geometric grid pattern on the exterior, though some areas of decoration have been lost due to wear. An inscription in serifed Roman capital letters runs around the interior of the ring, reading: I + LYVE + IN + HOPE +. No maker's mark is present. Diameter 17.55 mm, thickness 3.49 mm and weight 2.14 g. Discussion: Similarly decorated and inscribed finger rings have been recorded on the PAS database. These finger rings have…
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-8B79FB
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman 'ToT' finger ring, Henig type XI, dating from AD 100 -  300. The ring has a flat rectangular bezel with tapering shoulders and narrowed hoop. The bezel is decorated with a rectangle formed of incised lines and within this rectangle are the inscribed letters TOT, though these letters now appear faint due to wear and corrosion.The letters 'ToT' are an abbreviation of the name of the celtic god Totatis (Daubney 2010, p. 109). 'ToT' rings are well known in the East Midlands, especially in Lincolnshire. The shoulders are …
Created on: Wednesday 8th September 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ratcliffe on Soar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-65670C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete post medieval gold finger ring. The ring is a ‘memento mori’ ring which has an inscribed skull on the exterior of the otherwise plain, D-shaped band and inscribed on the interior is the phrase ‘Sir Tho: Gresly obyt 5 June 99’ followed by a small shield containing the letters ‘S/T//P’. The inscription is likely to be commemorating Sir Thomas Gresley 2nd Baronet (AD 1629 - 1699) who was the Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1663. The Will of Sir Thomas Gresley of Drakelowe, Derbyshire, PROB 11/458/42, The National Archives, Kew states ‘and I do…
Created on: Thursday 20th May 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walton upon Trent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-79F31B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval gold finger ring with internal inscription and white enamel decoration. The external surface is decorated with alternating diagonal bands of white enamel, flanked by a raised gold ridge. The internal surface is inscribed with + TO + DYE + IN + GOD + IS + REST. The inscription is engraved in capital letters with serif ends, each word is separated by a small ‘+’  Diameter: 17.29 mm  Thickness: 1.05 mm  Weight: 1.6 g    Discussion: Posie or Posey rings were a popular form of finger-ring …
Created on: Tuesday 8th September 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cotham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-CF5973
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold finger ring dating to the medieval period (c. AD 1250-1500). The ring has a central, square bezel with a shorter collar on either side where the bezel meets the band. In the centre of the bezel is a red, oval gem, probably a garnet, and surrounding this is a pattern of dots and incised lines radiating outwards to the corners of the bezel. The ring is complete but bent, the band is bent from the bezel through an acute angle, effectively folded in half. Dimensions: Length 18.34mm, thickness 5.34mm and weight 1.94g Discussion: Similar finger rings, dated to the medieval …
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kettlethorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-0D4E7E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post medieval gold finger ring. The ring is a ‘memento mori’ ring which has an inscribed skull on the exterior of the, otherwise plain, D-shaped band and inscribed on the interior is the phrase ‘Mors mihi lucrum – M – L.L’ followed by a small shield. The phrase translates to ‘Death is my reward’. Diameter 17mm, height 3mm and weight 3g. Discussion: This is a simple ring engraved on the exterior with no more than a skull, in which there is no trace of enamel. Other than the inscription, there are no distinguishing features. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-F4DA49
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold post medieval finger ring. The object appears to have been fashioned by attaching the bezel, shoulders and setting of an existing ring to a separate, probably, older posy ring with a kind of resin or adhesive which has hardened to a dark colour. The bezel is faceted and houses a pale-yellow gem or paste stone with a complex cut. There are traces of the dark material used to secure the hoop and bezel around the setting. To either side of the bezel are sloping shoulders decorated with incised scrollwork. The setting measures 5.4 mm wide and 5.8 mm tall. The shoulders are 10.4 mm l…
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bleasby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-DCC287
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy finger ring of possibly Roman to post medieval date (AD 43 - 1900). The ring is D shaped in cross section and is undecorated. The ring has been bent out of shape and has a post-depositional break in the hoop. Diameter 24.8mm, width 3.4mm, thickness 1.9mm and weight 2.22g.The ring has a dark green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-883142
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Date: c. 1500-1650 Description: A complete but broken post-medieval gsilverr-gilt 'posy' finger ring (1500 - 1650). The ring is broken and bent out of shape. It is formed from a simple hoop with a rectangular cross-section. The interior is flat and undecorated, while the exterior has engraved decoration. There is a border around both edges, each formed from a circumferential groove and a series of transverse lines between it and the edge. Contained within the borders is an inscription: AMOR + VINSIT meaning "love conquers". The N in the inscription is reversed. The lettering has …
Created on: Friday 13th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 24th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Langar', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-EB5C45
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy medieval finger ring (c. 1400 - 1500). The ring circular in plan and has a raised band decrating the outer edge. The band is decorated with an irregular linear incised design. It is dark green with a light green and brown patina. Diameter 20.66mm, width of band 4.11mm, thickness 1.59mm and weight 1.95g. Similar decoration is illustrated on rings found in the London area in Egan and Pritchard, 1991, p. 331, fig 217, ref nos 1627 & 1629, which both date to the 15th century, between AD c. 1400 - c. 1450.
Created on: Friday 18th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-EAB955
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval copper alloy finger ring (c. 1600 - 1800). The ring is a simple circular hoop with a broadly rectangular cross-section and without a bezel. It has a wide central circumferential ridge with a narrow raised ridge on either side. The ring is decorated with incised annulets arranged in two circumferential bands just inside the two outer ridges, with transverse diagonal double bands of annulets passing over the central ridge at intervals and groups of four annulets set between these double bands. The ring has a dark green patina. Diameter 20.28mm, width of band 8.62mm, thic…
Created on: Friday 18th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-C68477
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy finger ring probably of post-medieval date (c. 1500 - c. 1800). The bezel is oval in plan and contains purple glass or the remains of a purple stone. The shoulders of the ring are plain and taper away from the bezel, the hoop of the ring is missing. Length 13.56mm, width 8.7mm, thickness 7.59mm and weight 1.56g.
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.