Hello to everyone. I have been collecting
ancient coins for a quite some time, but these are my first two ancient
rings I buy, so I can say I am almost clueless on the subject. They are both bought through a strict and reputable platform, while the seller offers life time certificate of authenticity and
provenance. The thing is that I, with my trained eyes on
ancient coins, I see them perfectly right, with my latest though realization that the silver one that was offered to me as
byzantine has the iconography from the late
roman coins of
Constantine with the two victories holding
shield over
altar. Could that mean that
byzantine is a mistake and it should be considered late
roman? Could a ring have iconography from a coin, or it could be considered iconography of that time that was
applied to other things except coins, meaning something special for that period? And what is your overall opinion on both of them?
The
rings description are: left -
roman 2nd-3d century AD bronze ring with agate
intaglio depicting
pegasus, with some iron deposits.
right -
Byzantine 10th-13th century silver ring, angels over
altar holding
shield.