Bidspirit auction | OUTSTANDING ROMAN GOLD RING WITH

OUTSTANDING ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SCRIPT Q.I.C. - Ca. AD 1 - 100. A gold ring with a flat, broad hoop featuring three engraved Roman capital letters Q·I·C· separated by interpuncts.For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 231, 477; Christie's, Live Auction, 7207 Antiquities, Lot 228.Size: D:15.39mm / US: 4 1/2 / UK: I 1/2; Weight: 5.44gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early 1960s to 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.