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Description: | Incomplete Roman silver finger ring of Henig type X1. in two pieces, about one half of the sub-rectangular sectioned hoop missing (recent breaks). Between concave shoulders a flat rectangular bezel is inscribed DEM. This might be transcribed as Deo Mercurio (To the god Mercury). For other finger rings dedicated to Mercury see Frere and Tomlin 1991, 20-22, nos. 2422.20, 29 and 30; also compare SF1101, which is silver and with a similar inscription.External diameter 23mm. Bezel 12 x 9mm. Width of hoop at narrowest point 2.5mm. Weight 3.26g. 3rd century.Finder's no. 1 on annotated map in file.
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