Post Medieval 'Published' Gold 'In thee my choice I doe reioice' Posy Ring

17TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (8.85 grams, 21.58 mm overall, 18.31 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).

Barrel-shaped hoop with legend to the inner face in italic script ''In thee my choice I doe rejoice' and maker's mark 'CT'. [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 3, Witham, 1997, p.71,73.

Literature

See Evans, J., English Posies and Posy Rings, Oxford, 1931, for discussion.

CONDITION

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