Buckle rings

Number recorded on PAS database: 8

These very distinctive rings are in the form of a belt with a buckle; the buckle may be flush or almost flush with the belt or it may be very pronounced. Not all buckle rings were made of gold and examples made of silver or copper alloy exist on the PAS database. One example of a gold hybrid buckle/stirrup type ring has been reported which features the characteristics of both types of ring (YORYM-AA837B – see section on stirrup rings).

These rings date predominantly to around the 16th – 17th C and are therefore likely to be subject to reporting under the Treasure Act.

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List of all inscriptions (sorted alphabetically)

Inscription	Date	Makers' Mark	PAS ID	Found (County)
A\. ce poinct demevre	16th-17th C	None	SF-772FD9	Suffolk
Altro non cheado	16th-17th C	None	BERK-7BCFFC	Berkshire
Honi soit qui mal y pen[se]	18th-19th C	None	YORYM-4813C8	East Riding of Yorkshire
Hope is mi holde / till hap shall helpe	16th-17th C	None	HAMP-62C152	Hampshire
Mon avovs	16th-17th C	None	DOR-9E69F3	Dorset
Thovghe sorov nov not ever so	16th-17th C	None	LIN-099EA6	Lincolnshire
Time trieth trvth	17th C	None	GLO-244613	Gloucestershire
Tovt par amovr	16th-17th C	None	NMS-411415	Norfolk