Iconographic rings

Number recorded on PAS database: 20

Iconographic rings are inscribed with devotional images of a range of religious icons which may include one of more members of the Holy Trinity (God the Father, Christ on the Cross and The Holy Spirit), Mary the Mother of Jesus, Joseph (Jesus’s father), the three Kings, various Saints (St Catherine, St Christopher, St George, St John the Baptist. St Margaret).

The rings may or may not have an inscription present and in some cases the inscription is of the ‘Good Year’ type and it is likely that the ring was given as a New Year present.

These rings date to around the 15th C and are subject to reporting under the Treasure Act.

Inscription language

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Destination

List of all inscriptions (sorted alphabetically)

Inscription	Date	Makers' Mark	PAS ID	Found (County)
Loyalte	15th-16th C	None	DENO-508A9A	Nottinghamshire
Mon cuer aue	15th C	None	LEIC-512D1F	Leicestershire
Nul ci bien	15th C	None	BUC-E07744	Buckinghamshire
Per ne s en g re	15th C	None	IOW-E85B37	Isle of Wight
Pur bon amour	14th-15th C	None	BERK-BCBDF5	Oxfordshire
Sa nz vo uz n?e pa? ez	15th-16th C	None	ESS-FD6F87	Essex
Sans departeir	15th C	None	WILT-A85119	Wiltshire
Vie canz dpartier	15th C	None	SUSS-5B55E8	Hampshire
En bon foi	15th-16th C	None	LIN-77CAE1	Lincolnshire
En bon foie	15th-16th C	None	KENT-A4BD40	Kent
Joye sanz fyn	15th-16th C	None	BERK-FF8C94	Oxfordshire
Le de cine loia le am our	15th C	None	WILT-44FDF0	Wiltshire
Loyalte	15th-16th C	None	DENO-508A9A	Nottinghamshire
Mon cuer aue	15th C	None	LEIC-512D1F	Leicestershire
Nul ci bien	15th C	None	BUC-E07744	Buckinghamshire
Per ne s en g re	15th C	None	IOW-E85B37	Isle of Wight
Pur bon amour	14th-15th C	None	BERK-BCBDF5	Oxfordshire
Sa nz vo uz n?e pa? ez	15th-16th C	None	ESS-FD6F87	Essex
Sans departeir	15th C	None	WILT-A85119	Wiltshire
Vie canz dpartier	15th C	None	SUSS-5B55E8	Hampshire