A 17th Century mourning ring discovered by a metal detectorist in Dorset is to go under the hammer. Anthony Woolmington, who has been metal detecting for eight years, found the ring on a farm near ...

I never in my wildest dreams thought it was going to be a gold ring." Mr Woolmington has previously ... The inside of the band bears a maker's mark - a Gothic capital "B" - which dates it to ...

A 17th Century mourning ring discovered by a metal detectorist ... The inside of the band bears a maker's mark - a Gothic capital "B" - which dates it to 1692, along with the initials "ML" and ...