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KENT-B945A6: Gold Finger ring
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Kent County Council, Jen Jackson, 2012-11-20 14:40:07
Title
KENT-B945A6: Gold Finger ring
Description
English: A Post-Medieval gold posy ring with plain exterior, squashed, slightly rounded in section. The ring is inscribed on the inner band:

+ TOVT IOVRS LOIALL (French inscription, meaning 'ever faithful')

Date: 16th - 17th century

Dimensions:

Diameter: (max) 22.57mm

Band Width: 3.37mm

Band Thickness: 0.93mm

Weight: 2.7g

Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.

Judy Rudoe

The British Museum
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date between 1500 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 530928
Old ref: KENT-B945A6
Filename: KENT-B945A6.jpg
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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/404937
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/404937/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/530928
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