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Description: | Treasure case 2011 T821: Disclaimed and returned to finderDescription: Hollow gold finger ring. The ring is D shaped in section with a flat inner side. There is an inscription running around half of the inner side. It reads 'Continue Constant', in lower case italic script. The ring has been distorted into an oval shape with indents at several places on both edges, in particular on the lower edge at the narrow ends of the oval.Dimensions: It is now 26.3mm by 23.3mm externally, 5.6mm wide and 2.8mm thick; it weighs 2.79g.Discussion: A parallel to this ring is recorded on the Portable Antiquities database, NMGW-241A42, Wales 2009.6, with the inscription 'Continu constant' in italics dated 1550-1600 and a ring from Wicklewood, Norfolk inscribed 'continew * constante' (TAR 1998-99, no. 190) which is dated to the 17th century. Examples are also known of the same inscription in Roman capitals that are thought to be earlier such as 2011 T160, DOR-506515 inscribed CONTINV CONSTANT, dated to the 16th to 17th century. In general lower case became more popular for inscriptions on posy rings by the mid 17th century replacing roman capitals (Oman, C. (1974). British rings 800-1914 p. 40 - 41). While such rings did continue into the early 18th century the shortness of the 'posy' on this example, the large size of the ring and the dates given to examples with similar inscriptions listed above suggest a 17th century date.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.Laura Burnett FLO for Somerset December 2011
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