Bidspirit auction | ROMAN BRONZE RING WITH LITUUS

ROMAN BRONZE RING WITH LITUUS - Ca. AD 1 - 300.A bronze ring with a flat-section shank that transitions smoothly into a slightly protruding bezel. The bezel is incised with curvilinear decoration, possibly representing a lituus, the wand used by Roman augurs in rituals. The shoulders are decorated with additional incised details, complementing the central design.Size: D: 18.34mm; US: 8 1/4; UK: Q; weight 10gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.