MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN GOLD RING WITH MONOGRAM

CA. 1200 AD Very Rare Crusaders period gold ring with round hoop; bezel engraved with IHS - ancient Greek abbreviation for Jesus Christ (Issus Christos); the inner part of the bezel depicts a large cross. Good, wearable ring; D: 19mm/L: 23mm; UK S US 9; 13.5gr; Provenance: From the private collection of a London professional, previously in an old British collection formed in the 1980s.