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Medieval gold finger ring
15th century gold iconographic finger ring.
The ring has a ridged bezel, the two faces being engraved with images of St Barbara holding a tower in her right hand (on left panel) and John the Baptist with halo in Lake Galilee (on right panel). The hoop is shaped as a twist or 'wreath'; the shoulders are decorated with sprigs and pentafoils, and each bears a single word to form the legend: NUL AUTRE ('No other') in Black Letter script, between sprigs.
The inscription was originally recorded as NUL AWT ('None other')
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Site Name: Monkton, Pembrokeshire
Notes: Declared Treasure at Coroner's Inquest held at Milford Haven 31st August 2000.
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Very many thanks for your accurate observation on the inscription on the Monkton ring reading "nul autre " and not ‘awt’ as in my original report, and errant ‘the’. We have updated our CMS records. The new digital images of finger ring inscriptions are a great improvement on the old colour slides, and we are always happy to update entries as they become available online.