Early medieval Viking gold ring. A flat-section gold plaque with punched traingular decoration. The ends hammer-welded and coiled about the shank.

Gold rings were not common in the Viking period, and this must have represented a very expensive piece of jewellery.

Material: Solid Gold 15,72K
XRF results: Gold: 65,5% Silver: 23,7% Copper: 9,2% Iron: 1,7%
Weight: 4,61 gram
Date: Early Medieval, Viking 9th-11th century AD
Measurement: internal diameter: ca. 19 mm overall: ca. 23 x 21 mm
Condition: Extremely fine condition

Certificate of authenticity included.

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Provenance: The Supplier warrants that it has obtained this lot in a legal manner.
From a private UK collector; previously the property of an East Anglian collector; acquired in European the late 1940's.