Bidspirit auction | BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH INSCRIPTION

BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH INSCRIPTION - Ca. AD 900 - 1200. A silver ring with a flat oval bezel engraved with a two-line Greek inscription within a recessed border, divided horizontally by a double incised line. The hoop is solid and broad.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 571.Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 3.41gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.