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Description: | A medieval finger-ring, broken along the transverse section and much distorted. The ring is roughly triangular in section creating two registers on the outer surface. The upper register is engraved with the words+IESVS....RENVSThe lower register contains the words+REX..VDEORVMSome letters are missing due to the much-abraded surface. This Latin inscription would translate as: Jesus of Nazareth, King of the JewsThe phrase was used to taunt Christ at the Crucifixion. It was invoked as a remedy for fever in the Middle Ages.The ring is silver and dates from the fourteenth century.Dimensions: length 36 mm, width 16 mm. 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.J P RobinsonCurator of Medieval Collections9th August 2012
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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