4th-5th century AD. A silver ring with D-section hoop and rectangular 'cushion' bezel engraved with monogram, with engraved Greek letters M?? = MIL, probably initials of a name. See Johns, C., The Jewellery of Roman Britain: Celtic and Classical Traditions. London, 1996; Gerrard, J., Henig, M., Brancaster type signet rings, Bonn, 2017.2.54 grams, 21.96mm overall, 17.17mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (3/4"). Property of a West Essex gentleman; formerly in a 1980s private collection. Henig’s final type, Type XV, has a square or rectangular bezel and is often known as the ‘Brancaster type’. Johns (1996, 53-5), and most recently Gerrard and Henig (2017), also discuss these rings and date them to the late fourth and fifth centuries. They usually have engraved decoration which can include Christian iconography, or monograms.