6th-7th century AD. A gold ring comprising a round-section hoop and discoid plaque with incised monogram. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 487 for type. 4.94 grams, 22mm overall, 18.77mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18.75, Japan 18) (1"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Fine condition.