A RING found in a Buckinghamshire village about six years ago has been declared as 'treasure' by a coroner.
On September 23, 2018, a gold flange twisted torque ring was found in Swanbourne by a man who was using a metal detector.
The ring, made of 79 to 83 per cent gold as well as silver, copper and tin, is predicted to be from the Middle Bronze Age 1500–1200 BC.
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At a treasure inquest held at Beaconsfield Coroner's Court on Thursday (October 12), senior coroner Crispin Giles declared the ring as treasure due to it being 'well over 300 years old' and being made of over 10 per cent gold.
The ring was described as an 'incomplete torque, in a roughly circular shape' with the dimensions of 56mm by 44mm and 17mm high.
After being declared as treasure, Mr Giles will now inform the man who found it, who had permission to use the metal detector, as well as the landowners.
The land where the ring was found is owned by the Swanbourne Estate Trustees and was occupied by David Holdem at the time.
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It will be up to them to decide to get the ring valued and where it will end up.
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