The chains, however, or fragments of them, amount to twenty-three--precisely (if we count the cross) the number needed to complete the dedication.[11] [11] A veritable cryptogram awaited the decipherers of these legends. When King Swinthila's crown was brought to light, four of the letters only were in place, thus:-- [cross] ...... I ... V . R .... F .... Eight of the others were recovered shortly after; two more, an E and L, appeared at a later date, and eight continued to be missing. The inscription dangling from the crown of Recceswinth arrived at Paris in this eloquent form:-- [cross] RRCCEEFEVINSTVSETORHFEX The Royal Armoury contains another crown, a great deal smaller and less ornamented than Swinthila's. The body of this crown, which was presented by the finder to the late Queen Isabella the Second, is just a hoop of gold, two inches deep and five across, hinged like the more elaborate and larger crowns, but merely decorated with a fine gold spiral at the rims, a zigzag pattern in _repoussé_, and a rudely executed scale-work. The dedication on this cross is in the centre of the hoop, and says-- __ [cross] OFFERET MVNVSCVLVM SCO STEFANO _ THEODOSIVS ABBA We do not know who Theodosius was, but Amador, judging from the simple decoration of this crown, believes him to have been a priest of lower rank, and by no means a dignitary of the Visigothic church. A votive cross also forms part of this collection, which has a simple sunk device along the edges and seven pendent stones, two of these hanging from each of the lateral arms, and three, a little larger, from the lower arm. The inscription, which is rough in the extreme, appears to be the work of some illiterate craftsman, and has been interpreted with difficulty:-- __ IN NOMINE DEI: IN NOMINE SCI OFFERET LUCETIUS E This reading gives an extra letter at the end, which may be construed as _Episcopus_--or anything else, according to the student's fancy.