File:2012 T434, Roman silver ToT finger-ring from Hallaton, Leicestershire (FindID 505528).jpg

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2012 T434, Roman silver ToT finger-ring from Hallaton, Leicestershire
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The British Museum, Caroline Barton, 2012-06-27 17:44:08
Title
2012 T434, Roman silver ToT finger-ring from Hallaton, Leicestershire
Description
English: Roman silver 'TOT' ring from Hallaton, Leicestershire

A complete silver finger-ring of Henig type XI. Sub-circular in profile with a hoop that expands gently towards the bezel. The band is broad and flat with a sub-rectangular section. Two grooves, slightly inset from each edge, run the circumference of the ring. The bezel is accentuated on each side by two impressed mouldings and the space between is roughly inscribed with a scratchy free hand. The inscription reads 'IOI'. The ring is in good condition with very little sign of wear.

The inscription is likely to be a variant of the more common 'TOT', which is known from several Romano-British finger rings and believed to refer to the Romano-Celtic deity Toutatis (Totatis). Rings inscribed in this way are particularly common in the East Midlands. It is possible that the horizontal lines at each end of the vertical axis seen in this case was intended so that 'TOT' would be read whichever way up it was held. A similar device is seen on another silver ring also from Leicestershire (PAS: LEIC-2B87D2).

Date: 2nd-3rd century AD

Dimensions: diameter 20.78mm; height 19.52; width of bezel 9.67mm; thickness 2.31mm

Weight: 6.78g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
Date between 100 and 300
Accession number
FindID: 505528
Old ref: WMID-63F643
Filename: 2012T434 ring.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/387379
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/387379/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/505528
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Object location52° 34′ 02.28″ N, 0° 50′ 40.25″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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