A 15th century silver gilt iconographic ring, the hoop with flat inner section, the moulded ridge above centred with a rectangular concave panel between two transverse ridges, incised with a crowned female figure, possibly St. Margaret of Antioch, holding a cross in her right hand, her left hand held against her chest, between incised upright foliate detail, the foliage extending down the shoulders to either side of a central ridge of pellets continuing around the shank, shank misshapen, diameter 22mm. £300-£500

This ring was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2014. It has been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database (Ref. ESS-0544C7) and disclaimed as Treasure (Ref. 2014T585).

St. Margaret of Antioch was the patron saint of childbirth and pregnant women. She is honoured with a Feast Day on 20 July.