🥇 BANNER Roman Gold Ring again!!!!!!

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Went back to the No. 1 field today and standing the storm was worth every minute. Barely could hear the signals in the headphones...
This site isn't producing much but the finds are excellent. Gridding the area of the main building yields an ok Sestercius and a stunning ring. Roman gold is very hard to come by and this is the second gold ring from this site!
 

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Nice find. It looks like the Greek alphabet to me.

1st letter appears to be our modern "L" or "D" if it is a solid triangle.
2nd letter appears t be our modern "I" or "T"
3rd letter again, appears to be our modern "L" or "D" if it is a solid triangle.
4th letter "F"
 

Dads thoughts on the unbarred A's:

I am sure it is ALA with the As having no cross bar. Silver Searcher may not realise that the Romans often used an inverted V as an A. If they did not then the Greek letter theory would hold good. However, you only have to look at the Domitian coin exampled on Wildwinds to see how the As are inverted Vs. So the ring is likely to be earlier e.g when the Romans used inverted Vs.
I think I have seen enough unbarred latin letters, the amount of hammered I have had over the years. The letters look more Greek than latin.

SS
 


Congratulations on your wonderful find. I've found Roman before and even one silver Roman coin but gold? Wow. I'm impressed and happy for you.

Chuck

 

awesome finds!
 

all i can say is wow what great finds
 

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