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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Elysia, post: 100717, member: 1426&quot;]Interesting ring that could hold a lot of history. I&#039;m guessing it is a personal crest, so with a fair amount of luck, it could be possible to trace down the original owner.</p><p>I divided your ring into numbered sections to make it a bit easier to discuss it.</p><p><img src="http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo148/asche_2008/12358362_10207468849976650_450463426_n_zpsdhzgwyri.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>1: This is a depiction of Saint Michael. Notice the sword he is wielding in his right hand, the scales to weigh souls i his left, and the slain devil at his feet (pointy tail curling up in the lower left corner).</p><p>2: Coat of arms of the city of L&#039;Aquilla</p><p>3: Angel leading a child.</p><p>4: Two crosses or Fleur de lis separated by a feather or a quill. </p><p>5: Panel of Fleur de lis or crosses.</p><p>6: Flag of the Franciscan order. Also the flag of the kingdom of jerusalem and of Georgia</p><p>7: Grimaldi family crest. Sometimes used as a symbol of Monaco.</p><p>8: Religious person, probably a saint, with halo and staff. Whatever is in the left hand could be a clue to identity.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ring has a lot of religious symbols, so it would be natural to think it once belonged to someone related to the church.</p><p>L&#039;Aquilla was an important city for the Franciscan order in the 14th and 15th century. This might explain the prescence of the L&#039;Aquilla coat of arms together with the Franciscan flag and other religious symbols.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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