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Roman gold polygonal finger-ring

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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Matthew Fittock, 2020-01-08 11:35:50

Title

Roman gold polygonal finger-ring

Description

English: Description: A complete cast Roman gold polygonal finger-ring of Henig's type IX, dating to the period AD 200-300. The ring is formed of a circular hoop comprising seven irregular lozenge-shaped facets of similar dimensions, all plain and undecorated. The surface of this ring is roughly finished on the inside and out.

Measurements: The finger ring measures 22.9mm in external diameter. The hoop is 7mm wide and 1.6mm thick. The ring weighs 4.27 grams.

Discussion: Two parallel finger rings have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database; HAMP-F7A356 (2011T861), BUC-E7B767 (2013T669). Both are of third century date and were declared treasure under the Treasure Act 1996.

Conclusion: In terms of age and precious metal content, the ring therefore meets the criteria for Treasure under the terms of The Treasure Act 1996.

References:

Henig, M. 1974. A Corpus of Roman Engraves Gemstones From British Sites. British Archaeological Reports, Oxford, fig. 2. IX.

Depicted place

(County of findspot) Buckinghamshire

Date

between 200 and 300

Accession number

FindIdentifier: 986782

Credit line

The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk

Source

https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1087124
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1087124/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/986782

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Object location	51° 44′ 15.36″ N, 0° 51′ 46.23″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	51.737600; -0.862841

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	12:11, 15 November 2020		1,379 × 825 (158 KB)	Fæ	Portable Antiquities Scheme, BH, FindID: 986782-1087124, roman, page 847, batch count 3685

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