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Joan of Arc’s Ring, 15th Century AD

The ring is unusual for its type in having text rather than an image of saints on its faceted bezel. It matches the description Joan gave at her trial of the ring given to her by her parents, and is inscribed ‘I M’ for ‘Jesus Maria’. This ring sold at auction for £297,600.00.

The ring’s connection to St. Joan, who was burnt at the stake in 1431 for heresy, has been documented for over a
century, and was published by F.A. Harman Oates in his privately printed
catalogue of 1917. It was kept in an oak reliquary casket and was sold
with a book of excerpts from national newspapers in Britain and France,
as well as research notes compiled by Cyril Bunt in the 1940s, the BBC
features on the ring and exhibition catalogues.