MEDIEVAL SILVER GILT MERCHANT'S SEAL RING WITH PSEUDO INSCRIPTION. Ca. AD 1200 - 1400. A silver merchant's seal ring with a flat sectioned round hoop that enlarges on the shoulders to form a round bezel. The seal on the bezel depicts a stem comprising a symbol of a barrel and tools. The stem is surrounded by a frame of pseudo inscription and flaked by two stylised wings of feathers. Size: D:18.54mm / US: 8 1/2 / UK: Q 1/2; Weight: 10g. Provenance: Property of a London Ancient art collector, formerly in a London private collection, formerly acquired on the UK art market since the 1970s. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Sami Fortune, ancient jewellery specialist.