ROMAN RING

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Roman cast copper alloy faceted ring. It is octagonal in plan with a circular central hole and a broadly rectangular section. Each of the eight faceted faces is shaped into a raised central pointed oval, the points of the ovals align and touch around the band. This creates triangular shaped corners on each face which are angled back from the pointed ovals. The points of the triangles are at the corners of the octagon. There may have been engraving on the pointed oval facets which is now obscurred with wear. It has a diameter of 20.8mm, the band is 1.6mm thick and 3.2mm tall. It weighs 2.18g.The ring is a Henig type IX, dated to 2nd to the 3rd century AD.