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Description: | Gold posy ring. Thin D-sectioned band only very slightly distorted. Inscribed internally Honoured for thy virtue • followed by a worn makers mark, probably DA. Similar to an example in Oman (1974) plate 58, 1650 - 1700, and also examples in Grimwade (1982) from 1703 and 1705, although none are an exact likeness. 1625 - 18th century. External diameter 21mm. Internal diameter 18mm. The precious metal content of this item may therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. However, it is impossible to say definitively that it dates to pre-1708, and therefore does not qualify as Treasure. References: Grimwade, Arthur. London goldsmiths 1697-1837 : their marks and lives from the original registers at Goldsmiths' Hall and other sources. 1982. Faber and Faber: London. Oman, Charles Chichele. British Rings, 800-1914. 1974. Batsford: London.
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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