Find Spot record MAB47881 - ST COMBS

Copper-alloy signet ring with a hoop which channels and flares at the shoulders, with an integral circular bezel.

Copper-alloy signet ring with a hoop which channels and flares at the shoulders, with an integral circular bezel. No traces remain of engraving on the bezel but a cross-shaped residue quarters it. This residue was analysed by SEM and a glassy material with a copper colourant was present. The style is typically 15th century and the ring is likely to have been gilded, although few traces remain. Unusual copper-alloy example of a fede (faith) or devotional ring dating to the 15th century and more commonly made from precious metal. The band bears clasped hands and five slightly raised panels, each of which may have borne markings or letters, but only two of which now remain visible. One is clearly an 'X', the other may be the letter 'N'. Also found at this spot were the following coins: Mary billon penny, type Ia (1547+), James III copper farthing, 'ecclesiastical' type II-III (circa 1465-82).

Period Notes
15TH CENTURY RINGS; MARY PENNY - 1547+; JAMES III FARTHING - 1465-82

SHIELS, J, 2005, DES VOL5, 2004, p.17 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4755.

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ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2009, DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOL 9, 2008, p.25 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3496.

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Jul 22 2020 3:37PM