BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH CRUCIFORM MONOGRAM Ca. AD 600. A silver ring with a flat circular bezel engraved with a symmetrical Greek inscription arranged in the form of a cross. The central vertical axis contains the letters Κ – Ο – C, intersected horizontally by Μ and Α. The hoop is plain, circular in section, and merges with the back of the bezel. For similar see: J. Spier, Byzantium and the West: Jewelry in the First Millennium, Cat. 22.1. Size: D:16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: K 1/2; Weight: 5.4g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early 1960s to 1990s.