File:Medieval, Finger-ring (FindID 891949).jpg

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Medieval: Finger-ring
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Frank Basford, 2018-03-04 15:32:03
Title
Medieval: Finger-ring
Description
English: An almost complete Medieval copper-alloy finger-ring (c. 1200-c. 1400).

There is a small recent break on one edge.

This hoop is convex on the outside and flat on the inside. A transverse soldered join is clearly visible on the outside but not on the inside. On the inside an inscribed pseudo-inscription reads:

IIII()VVIVI

The finger-ring has a shiny green patina.

Outer diameter: 23.5mm; width: 5.1mm; thickness: 1.9mm. Weight: 3.82g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date between 1200 and 1400
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1400-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 891949
Old ref: IOW-C10F49
Filename: IOW2018182.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/1004474
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1004474/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/891949
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