Ring of Leontios, ca. 1000, Byzantine, Gold, niello, Overall: 11/16 × 7/8 × 7/8 in. (1.8 × 2.2 × 2.3 cm), Metalwork-Gold, The ring belonged to Leontios of the province of Opsikion, in what is now northwestern Turkey. Patrikios and komes were Roman titles that shifted in meaning during the Byzantine period; it seems likely that Leontios was the governor of the province or a high-ranking general
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Ring, Leontios, ca, 1000, Byzantine, Gold, niello, Overall, 11/16, 7/8, 1.8, 2.2, 2.3 cm, Metalwork-Gold, ring, province, Opsikion, now northwestern, Turkey, Patrikios, komes, Roman titles, shifted, meaning, Byzantine period, seems, governor, high-ranking general
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