Archaeology — Roman; 201-300
Copper, copper alloy, ring, finger ring
A copper alloy finger ring. The letters VALIATIS (possibly a corruption of Valetis - Good Health!) are engraved on the eight faces of the hoop.
This ring of a typical 3rd-century form (Henig 1978, 35, fig 1, IX) was found in a 3rd-century context. From Cologne, a similar eight-sided faceted ring, but this time in gold, is described by Henkel 1913, no 12, which is inscribed AMOTEMERITO - 'I truly love you'.
- Category:
- Archaeology
- Object ID:
- RAG82[1351]<127>
- Object name:
- copper, copper alloy, ring, finger ring
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- Production date:
- Roman; 201-300
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM (internal) 17 mm, DM (external) 19 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 80%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Archaeological archive
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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