17th Century Posy Ring

A 17th century gold posy ring, inlaid with enamel. It is inscribed with “constancie is a noble vertue” and a maker’s mark “R”. The PAS record says that the spelling variations ‘constancie’ and ‘vertue’, likely date the ring to the mid-17^th century. As this ring predates 1721 and as it contains a minimum of 10% precious metal, it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.