A BYZANTINE GOLD RING, 6TH/7TH CENTURY AD

Reference: ART600981

A Byzantine Gold Ring with Peter and Paul standing either side of a large Cross on a rectangular bezel. The bezel is flanked by two round elements showing the busts of saints (?) in turned flanked by two walking birds. At the bottom of the shank are the letters MNO, each engraved on a roundel.

Size: 18 mm.
Weight: 6.40g Gold

PROVENANCE
From a European collection formed in the 1980's.