1100-1300 AD. Byzantine. A silver gilt ring with a round hoop and octagonal trumpet bezel engraved with a Greek cross monogram. This item may have belonged to a Byzantine general who would have used it to sign official correspondence. Excellent condition; wearable.Size: D: 17.75mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: P; 14.8g; Provenance: From an old British collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.