VIKING ROPED OR TWIST WEDDING RING, C.866-1067 AD, SIZE 9 1/2 09/26/2023 9mm width with flat face

9mm width with flat face and edges

The large oval bezel with stippled recessed border and a medial band flanked by triple stippled bands

8mm width band with rounded face

The hippocampus was a mythical sea creature with the forebody of a horse and the rear of a fish

VIKING ROPED OR TWIST WEDDING RING, C.866-1067 AD, SIZE 9 1/2 09/26/2023 9mm width with flat faceCambridgeshire, England. Size 9 1 2 with bold twist motif its circumference. The bottom 1. 5mm thick expanding to 2. 4mm at the top. The spiral or helix was a favorite Viking form. Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold overlay restored. Vikings exchanged wedding rings on the pommel of the grooms sword.