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LOT 1832
Medieval 'Published' Gold 'Keepers or Cramp' Ring
CIRCA 15TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.00 grams, 19.78 mm overall, 15.99 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
Square in section with slightly rounded outer face. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Published
Bailey, G., Detector Finds 4, Witham, 2000, p.28. fig.13; cf. Bailey, G., Detector Finds 3, Witham, 1997, p.26.
Footnotes
Cramp-rings were donatives issued every year on Good Friday by the monarch to prevent sickness, especially epilepsy. The rings were blessed in a religious service and sprinkled with holy water. The custom was officially abolished at the Reformation.
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