ROMAN GOLD RING WITH INTAGLIO OF BONUS EVENTUS AND TRIPOD

Ca. AD 1 - 100. A gold ring with a slender hoop widening into a high oval mount set with a banded agate intaglio engraved with Bonus Eventus standing in profile beside a column surmounted by a tripod, with drapery falling from the shoulder and the left arm extended toward a tall vegetal branch. Size: D:17.73mm / US: 7 1/2 / UK: O 1/2; Weight: 6.2g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s–2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.