LATE ROMAN, MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN CHILD’S RING, C.5th-8th CENTURY, SIZE 1 5/31/22 6mm at the bottom swelling

6mm at the bottom swelling to 2

with certification of authenticity

The oval bezel incised with a line and dot motif

the title character identifies himself by stamping Messala’s tablet with his ring which bears the signet of Quintus Arrius

LATE ROMAN, MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN CHILD’S RING, C.5th-8th CENTURY, SIZE 1 5/31/22 6mm at the bottom swellingBronze, size 1 with rounded face band flared to the foliate decorated shoulders. Oval bezel with a centered dot and eight radials representing the cross superimposed on a saltire. The term Byzantine was introduced in the Victorian period. At the time, the term Roman was used despite the fall of the Roman Empire. Professionally refurbished with the gold surface restored with certificate of authenticity.