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Description: | CORONER'S REPORTDescription of objectIncomplete silver finger ring, Henig type VIII.The ring has a circular bezel and triangular shoulders. The main part of the hoop is missing. Each shoulder is decorated with a hatched perimeter, with a rectangular collar going across it at near the top, thus forming a 'triangle' of hatching. The shoulders are faceted on either side below the collar.The bezel bears an inscription comprising both letters and symbols, and presumably is a variation of the standard legend for Totatis 'ToT' which is commonly seen on rings of the 2nd and 3rd century AD in the tribal region of the Corieltauvi. In place of the first letter 'T' there is symbol comprising two opposing crescents. The central symbol is a '+', and the final letter is a standard capital letter 'T'. The crescent symbols may be representing torcs, which were often depicted on Celtic deities.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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