Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING SOL INVICTUS - Ca. AD 50 - 200A gold ring with a broad hoop, flat within and rounded without, widening at the shoulders into openwork scroll plaques beneath a bezel plate. A carnelian intaglio is set in a plain upright collet and engraved with the left-facing head of Sol Invictus, crowned by a radiate diadem of long rays.Size: D:19.35mm / US: 9 1/2 / UK: S 1/2; Weight: 9.7g.Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Belgium; formerly in a German private collection before 2000.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.