tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post6466619295289912688..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: It's Not What you Find....Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-33583405613978554492015-10-10T07:21:38.876-07:002015-10-10T07:21:38.876-07:00Speaking of "virtue", I do hope he repor...Speaking of "virtue", I do hope he reported it under the Treasure Act, showed it to the landowner and intends to split its value ...<br />David Knellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488678409144873954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-19639416585792303932015-10-10T07:00:44.085-07:002015-10-10T07:00:44.085-07:00Scary. Both virtue and simple common sense appear ...Scary. Both virtue and simple common sense appear to be rare traits. It's a gold posy ring, mid 17th to early 18th century, and is clearly inscribed "A vertuous wife preserveth life". <br /><br />And no, lads, do NOT attempt to "straighten" it. Gold posy rings are <a href="http://www.berganza.com/posy-rings.html?search_category_id%5B%5D=26&page_num=0&page_size=0" rel="nofollow">quite valuable</a> and require professional conservation.David Knellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488678409144873954noreply@blogger.com