File:Roman finger ring (FindID 1007457).jpg

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Roman finger ring
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Derby Museums Trust, Maria Kneafsey, 2020-07-14 12:42:57
Title
Roman finger ring
Description
English: A copper-alloy Roman finger ring, dating to between the 1st and early 3rd centuries AD. The hoop is D-shaped in section with no clear break as it tapers into the shoulders and the flattened bezel. There is a centrally-located oval setting, now empty with traces of an off-white residue visible. 

Henig Type II, Guiraud Type 2 (possibly 2b). Cf. <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/988636#">GLO-1E719A</a> and <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/716647">BH-0FF534</a>.

Diameter: 22.03mm, thickness: 3.77mm, width (at bezel): 9.41mm, weight: 5.55g. 
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 43 and 250
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FindIdentifier: 1007457
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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/1109905
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1109905/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1007457
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 12 November 2020)
Object location53° 04′ 53.04″ N, 0° 29′ 48.32″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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