Information for record number MWA7342:
Medieval Gold Ring, Coleshill

Summary Findspot - a Medieval gold ring was found 450m south east of Coleshill Hall Farm.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Medieval (1066 AD - 1539 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Coleshill
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 87
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 The ring was found in March 1990 while metal detecting on farmland to the W of the town of Coleshill close to the River Cole. The ring has an internal diameter of 17mm, a depth of 4mm, & a thickness of 1mm. It weighs 3.37gm. The exterior of the hoop is decorated with the letter "K" repeated 3 times. Between each letter there is a tongue design, each tongue differing in size & shape from the other two. The areas separating the letters & tongues are filled with an irregular criss-cross pattern. Ring prob. dates to c1450.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Medieval gold ring, Coleshill
Author/originator: Wise P J
Date: 1990
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument TOWN * An assemblage of public and private buildings, larger than a village and having more complete and independent local government. back

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