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Description: | A complete Roman copper-alloy finger-ring (AD 200-410) of Henig Type IX (Guiraud type 9a).The hoop is polygonal in plan with eight external facets (octagonal) although the inside surface is circular in shape. Each facet and much of the original patina is missing. Where it survives it is a dull grey-green in colour.Measures 20.24mm in diameter (internal 17.07mm) and weighs 1.53g. The hoop is between 2.98 and 3.04mm wide.Henig (1974, 50) suggests that polygonal rings are a third century type while Crummy (1983, 49, ref. 1788) notes that polygonal hoops tend to be fourth century in date. Johns (1997, 41) also suggests a slightly earlier, Middle Empire range.
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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