BYZANTINE GOLD RING WITH MONOGRAM. Ca. AD 600 . A gold ring with a narrow hoop with a sequence of transverse ribs, fitted with an elevated rectangular bezel with rounded corners inlaid with a niello monogram. For similar see: J. Bagot, El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 600. Size: D:18.95mm / US: 9 / UK: R 1/2; Weight: 6g Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired from a New York private collection formed in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.