Hoard of the Ramsbury ring....

The extraordinary find (pictured, from different angles) was unearthed at a secret location on the Ramsbury Estates by metal detectors Ian and Sharon Hunt.
Yesterday (Wednesday), Berkshire coroner Peter Bedford held an inquest under the Treasure Act 1996, explaining that any find more than 300 years old or having a gold or silver content exceeding 10 per cent was deemed treasure and must be reported to the local ‘finds officer.’
Such finds are subsequently valued by the British Museum and a reward may be paid to the finder and landowner.
In this instance Mr Bedford ruled that the ring, found beneath six inches of earth on October 25 last year, did qualify as treasure - both on account of its antiquity and because of its precious metal content.
A pennanular ring is one that has a break at one point and the term is often used to describe brooches and torcs.
This particular ring was estimated by British Musem experts to date back as far as 1150BC, said Mr Bedford, although its precise use was unknown.
The Bronze Age in West Berkshire saw an expansion of settlements and an increasingly sophisticated exploitation of the landscape, including large-scale field systems. Distinctive monuments from this period include round barrows and the first metalwork such as the ring pictured.