A LARGE SILVER GILT BYZANTINE RING, 8TH-10TH CENTURY AD A LARGE SILVER GILT BYZANTINE RING, 8TH-10TH CENTURY AD A LARGE SILVER GILT BYZANTINE RING, 8TH-10TH CENTURY AD A LARGE SILVER GILT BYZANTINE RING, 8TH-10TH CENTURY AD A LARGE SILVER GILT BYZANTINE RING, 8TH-10TH CENTURY AD

A LARGE SILVER GILT BYZANTINE RING, 8TH-10TH CENTURY AD

Reference: ART6001026

A large silver gilt Byzantine ring from the middle to later Empire. The bezel shows saints Peter and Paul standing by a processional cross, both holding bibles. Note the shoulders of the cross are the words 'God save or preserve'.
Silver with gilding. Byzantine 8/10th.c.A.D.
2.8 by 2.6 cm.
Weight: 44.1 gr.

PROVENANCE
Private collection Austria, before 1990