BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH HERAKLION INSCRIPTION

Ca. AD 400 - 600 A Byzantine open-work silver ring with D section adorned with a phytomorphic motif. On the shoulders of the ring is a flower that widens to form an elongated flat bezel, inscribed with "HERAKLION".
Size: D:17.93mm / US: 7 3/4 / UK: P; Weight: 7g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000.

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Estimate: GBP 300 - 600