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Roman Silver Ring with 'of him who is virtuous, beautiful' Garnet Gemstone - Late 2nd-early 3rd century A.D.. Comprising a D-section hoop with angled shoulders; applied gold sheet with hatched border to the bezel, set with a dark set carnelian intaglio engraved with a monogram '?????' (of him who is virtuous, beautiful). Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, pp.189-190, nos.240-244, for variant I, type II of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification. 6.42 grams, 22.80 mm overall, 16.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British E, USA 2 1/4, Europe 2.41, Japan 2) (7/8 in.). Property of a North American gallery since the 1990s. This category of silver rings, with rounded shoulders is characteristic of the 3rd century A.D. This is also supported by the dating of the Sliven treasury, a grave find with coins dated to the 2nd-3rd century A.D., where a high conically cut gem decorated with the image of Helios was found on a similar ring, with a high bezel (like here) decorated in its oblique part with oblique hatches resembling pearl-like cord. [No Reserve]