‘Lord Protect’ Byzantine Bronze Ring with Inscribed Bezel Military Obverse: Doge and St

Obverse: Doge and St

relief impression

In the American colonies

Ngo Dinh Diem

Date: 3rd-5th Century A

‘Lord Protect’ Byzantine Bronze Ring with Inscribed Bezel Military Obverse: Doge and StDate: c. 1000 A. D. Weight: 6. 14 grams Size: 8 (U. S.) Q (U. K.) History of the Artifact A Byzantine bronze ring with an ogival bezel showing an inscription that reads: KER OHH ancient Greek for Lord, Protect. It can also be interpreted as referring to the Greek concept of Keres spirits of doom and death in Greek mythology, coupled with an alternative definition of protection more related to pushing or driving away and not protection in the usual