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Signet ring "of Louis IX" sapphire intaglio, gold, and enamel diameter 2.3 cm, stone 1.2 x 1 cm (0.9 x .47 x .40 inches) France, fourteenth century; Louis IX lived 1214-1270 interior inscription: C’EST + LE + SINET/DU ROI + SANT + LOUIS "This is the seal of King Saint Louis" formerly Trésor de l'Abbaye de Saint-Denis Paris, Musée du Louvre OA MR 92 |