LATE ROMAN / BYZANTINE SILVER RING WITH MONOGRAM Ca. AD 400 - 600. A silver ring with a raised, oval-shaped bezel engraved with a monogram formed from intersecting letters, including a central 'N' flanked by additional characters. The bezel is set into a solid, broad band that thickens towards the shoulders. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 591 - 595. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 9.53g 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.