Matthew Hepworth, 48, found the oval ring which also features the Virgin Mary in a Lancaster field.
A metal detectorist has told of his "shock" after finding a gold ring engraved with baby Jesus which is believed to be more than 500 years old.
The nurse, of Morecambe, Lancashire, said the "once in a lifetime" find is thought to date back to the 1400s. Mr Hepworth told the field's landlord who was "gobsmacked" by the discovery which came after a faint sound on his metal detector.
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