File:Roman ear ring (FindID 387929).jpg

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Roman ear ring
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Robert Collins, 2010-05-10 14:12:02
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Roman ear ring
Description
English: A gold penannular ear ring of Roman date.

It is a penannular hoop with a thickened centre and tapered, chopped terminals. In profile the ear ring is sub-circular, and it is circular in section. It may be a Roman ear ring of Allason-Jones type 1. There is no decoration. Date: probably Roman.

Dimensions: Diameter: 22.74mm. Thickness: 4.37mm. Weighing: 9.4g.

The age and precious metal content of this item therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.

Dr Rob Collins
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 43 and 400
Accession number
FindID: 387929
Old ref: NCL-ADA2E4
Filename: IMG_2713.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/280246
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/280246
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/387929
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