Hi, guys I’m not so sure , is this appearance normal to silver artifact which was discovered from salt water ? ( Since it has a seashell stick on it , so I infer it was been found in water ) and is this possible an iron ring ? Please share with me your opinion. 9.8 g , 29mm If this thread is not allow to post , please delict it. Thanks.
Yes , I did think about this option , but this ring is pretty weak so far , flanking many crumbs , so I put it in Moisture-proof box , and waiting to use reinforcement to smear it , before that I won’t try menget to test it , I worry it will be broke a part by hit Yeah , the design of the image is Victoria driving the trigarium. Thank you.
The fact that the band looks extremely corroded while the signet design is pristine is certain proof that, whatever it is, it didn't spend any time in seawater. It's probably some sort of tourist trinket.
I’m not very sure what do you mean tourist trinket ? Do you mean the seashell on the band or the ring might be a souvenir, replica ? And if the answer is first one , then what kind of situation might cause silver become like this , if I assume it is made by silver ? Thanks.
.i noticed that too, but its made of different material than the ring itself....while it woulda had some type of crud on it, it most likely wouldn't have been too overly hard to clean ....and i'm wondering how the shell critter got into the metal....i'm from Missouri....
Not having the item in hand this is speculation. The face of the coin appears to be carved onyx or similar mineral and the ring appears to be heavily corroded silver.
I get same doubt too , seems doesn’t like it was a part of the ring , since only appear on one side , it might be some sort of copper alloy material been bury with the ring. (Not very sure )
well , serpentine could be many different color , here is the reference of mining place and example of serpentine. It has red one , from France and UK. https://www.mindat.org/gm/11135
Although , it was come from an trusty auction , but I still worry they might be wrong sometimes , so that is the reason why I asking the material of the ring on this form , since the ring itself is a little bit light , and strange appearance. And I’m worry to use the menget to measure it , because it might cause to hit it , and the condition I think is not really good , so I rather put it in Moisture-proof box before it has been smear the reinforcement on it.
It looks like one of the numerous objects made for tourists I have seen in the last decades - sorry for my opinion
I can't make a judgement about your ring, but it reminds me of seeing Union soldier belt buckle with a confederate bullet embedded in it. That was proved to be a fake production. If what I think I see is correct, there appears to be a groove of sorts in the metal where the shell seems to be conveniently placed. If so, that would make me a little suspicious. That wouldn't mean the ring is fake, just enhanced with the shell to make a better story and price.
Putting a magnet under the paper towel or under the moisture proof box would have no chance of "hitting" the ring, but would tell you if it is ferrous. Using a weak magnet like one of those refrigerator sticking thingies would further protect your object.
I have no opinion on the ring itself, but the inset signet design appears to be much more crudely carved than genuine signet rings and cameos I've seen. See the examples for sale at https://odysseus-numismatique.com/en/boutique/glyptique/.
