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Description: | A complete and worn finger ring of Roman date of Henig Type IX.The hoop is polygonal in plan with eight external facets (octagonal), although the inside surface is circular in shape. Each facet is flat and plain and there is no sign of any surface treatment.This ring measures 21.43mm in external diameter, 17.51mm in internal diameter, 5.10mm in width, 1.57mm in thickness, 1.65g in weight.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. There are similar examples recorded on the PAS database (SF-193154), (HAMP-4A3EA7), (IOW-6A52C5), (WILT-A76445), (HAMP-D47894). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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