Tot Finger Rings
A large number of Romano-British finger rings inscribed with the name "TOT", thought to refer to Toutatis, have been found in eastern Britain, the vast majority in Lincolnshire, but some in Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. The distribution of these rings closely matches the territory of the Corieltauvi tribe. In 2005 a silver ring inscribed DEO TOTA ("to the god Toutatis") and FELIX ( happily") was discovered at Hockliffe, Bedfordshire. This inscription confirmed that the inscription TOT did indeed refer to the god Toutatis.
In 2012 a silver ring inscribed "TOT" was found in the area that the Hallaton Treasure was discovered twelve years previously. Adam Daubney, an expert on this type of ring, suggests that Hallaton may have been a site of worship of the god Totatis.
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