15th century AD. A substantial silver-gilt finger ring with cusped hoop, stepped shoulders with teardrop appliqués, octagonal bezel; each appliqué with hatched field and reserved blackletter 'e' on one shoulder and 'l' (or 'i') on the other; the bezel with central heater shield and reserved lion rampant motif, rim with pointillé border and enigmatic Lombardic legend 'A[.]KAIVSRAKAU'. Cf. Scarisbrick, D., Rings: Jewelry of Power, Love and Loyalty, London, 2007, item 39, for type.12.32 grams, 27.61mm overall, 20.45mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19) (1"). Property of an English collector; acquired from John Moor, York, UK, in the late 1990s.