guy Posted Tuesday at 02:32 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:32 PM (edited) This beautiful Roman ring from Britain’s turbulent Imperium Britanniarum will go on display at the Museum of Somerset in Taunton. In 2018, metal detectorist Kevin Minto uncovered a gold intaglio ring and a hoard of Roman coins near Ilminster in Somerset. The find has since been acquired by the South West Heritage Trust. According to senior curator Amal Khreisheh, the ring is extraordinary not only for its craftsmanship but also because Roman gold jewelry from this period is exceptionally rare—most personal adornments in late Roman Britain were made of silver or bronze. The survival of a gold piece in such pristine condition is unusual. The context of the hoard is interesting: it appears to date to the turbulent decade between AD 286 and 296, when Britain was caught up in the breakaway “Britannic Empire” under Carausius and later Allectus. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3pgy6ervko Edited Tuesday at 06:10 PM by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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