A BYZANTINE GOLD FINGER RING
A BYZANTINE GOLD FINGER RING

CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.

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A BYZANTINE GOLD FINGER RING
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
The plain hoop rounded on the exterior, concave on the interior, with carinated shoulders and a flat oval bezel, inscribed with a combination of Latin and Greek letters, reading, OΣENDA, a cross above, a nu in reverse below
15/16 in. (2.4 cm.) wide; ring size 6¾
Provenance
Eastern European Private Collection, acquired in the 1980s.

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