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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Elysia, post: 100999, member: 1426&quot;]I have been looking at this a bit more (yes, I find it an interesting item).</p><p>Panel 3 is most probably a depiction of the archangel Raphael leading Tobias.</p><p>The Fleur de lis in panel 5 was the coat of arms of the kingdom of Naples that L&#039;Aquila was a part of for centuries. A combination of Fleur de lis and the cross of Jerusalem like in panel 5 and 6 was used as a coat of arms by Charles I Anjou, king of Naples 1285-1309, and later by his descendants.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am pretty certain this ring once belonged to a somewhat influential person in the catholic church, and used to put seals on documents. It was, and is, customary for bishops to include patron saints in their coat of arms, and in this ring we have the two archangels Michael and Raphael. The coat of arms of L&#039;Aquila likely puts the owner of the ring in this city.</p><p>What the panels 4 and 8 show I have not been able to dig up. It would be interesting to know if there is any more detail visible on the person in panel 8.</p><p><br /></p><p>The panels 5, 6 and 7 could refer to the ancestry of the rings owner, and could indicate a connection to the two powerful families Anjou and Grimaldi.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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