File:2011T546, gold posy ring (FindID 462387).jpg

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2011T546: gold posy ring
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Dot Boughton, 2011-09-15 16:21:26
Title
2011T546: gold posy ring
Description
English: A Medieval finger-ring with a slightly concave surface between two bands that enclose an inscription in French which reads:

A MA VIE (To my life)

Rings with inscriptions carrying romantic sentiments were sometimes exchanged as wedding rings in the Middle Ages. The words of the inscription are separated by engravings of flowers and punched decoration resembling bunches of grapes. The beginning of the inscription is identified by a six-pointed star. The ring is gold and dates from the fifteenth century.

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.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lancashire
Date between 1400 and 1500
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 462387
Old ref: LANCUM-082840
Filename: 2011 T546 all sides.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/346090
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/346090/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/462387
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