PAIR OF SILVER BYZANTINE RINGS WITH INSCRIPTION AND CROSS. Ca. AD 600. A silver ring with a plain round-section hoop and a circular bezel with a three-line Greek inscription. (RING WITH INSCRIPTION) A silver ring with a plain round-section hoop and a circular bezel engraved with a cross pattée. (RING WITH CROSS) For similar see: J. Bagot, El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 596. Size: D:14.27mm / US: 3 / UK: F 1/2; Weight: 1.49g Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Belgium; formerly in a German private collection before 2000.