English: A cast silver penannular finger-ring with enlarged snake-head terminals dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. It has internal measurements of 17 x 15mm. The hoop is described as circular in section in the paper record (see notes, below), although it appears plano-convex from the illustration; it is therefore rather thick. According to C Johns' (1997, 36) typology, this example can be classified as either a Type Bi or Bii finger-ring. These types have two confronted animal-head terminals, and are characterised by either naturalistic (Bi) or stylised (Bii) snake-head representations. The heads illustrated are relatively stylised, suggesting that this might be specified as a Type Bii ring. The precise form of the head is difficult to discern from the image provided. The heads (c. 13mm x 7.6mm) appear each have a narrow nasal ridge which ends at the top of the head in two diagonal bars which form an arrowhead pointing towards the neck. The main part of the skull, beyond, has a clear median groove dividing it in two. The area surrounding the head is decorated by fine beads, and the hoop is decorated with a pattern designed to imitate scales around part of its circumference. Such a head arrangement can be tentatively classified as Johns (1997, 39) Type IV head; an example of this head style together with a scale pattern is illustrated in Johns (1997, 104; ref. 269). A Johns Type Bii penannular snake-ring found in this county has been recorded on this database, PAS ref. <a href = "pas_obj.php?type=finds&id=00143AC03B2014EC" target = "_blank" </a> NARC-C02BF4</a>, lying only c. 3km away. Further details regarding serpentiform jewellery can be found by consulting this latter PAS record.