12th-14th century AD. A gold ring comprising a D-shaped hoop and expanding shoulders with scroll work flourishes and raised discoid bezel bearing an engraved cross potent. 4.72 grams, 19.93mm overall, 16.19mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; formerly in the private collection of an English lady previously living in Oxford; acquired on the UK art market from the mid 1980s.