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Auction: 23051 - English Milled and Hammered Coins and Artefacts
Lot: 1213

Late Roman Period (c. 300-410), Gold Finger-Ring, made of a rectangular sectioned strip, soldered to which are three strands of filigree, once beaded, between which are a series of paired punched dots, 5.55g, diameter: 22mm, width of band: 7mm, ring size approx. U, (cf. similar use of filigree on the hoops in the Thetford treasure, Johns & Potter 1983, cats. 10 & 12), the ring originally found broken in several places and heavily distorted, now restored, no precise parallels have yet been found making this an especially intriguing discovery, detailing very fine

Provenance

Found near Basingstoke (Hampshire), 21 April 2019, by 14:58PM

~ Recorded with the British Museum, ref. PAS SUSS-F13E5C = BM 2019T656 ~

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Sold for
£520

Starting price
£450