ROMAN INTAGLIO OF HADRIAN IN GOLD PENDANT

Ca. AD 117 - 138 . A fine intaglio engraved with a profile portrait of Hadrian facing left, with a full beard, radiating hair and a laurel wreath. The intaglio is set in a possibly later circular gold pendant with a plain inner rim, a finely ribbed outer band, and a ribbed suspension loop at the apex. The reverse is flat and plain. Size: 28mm x 19mm; Weight: 4.3g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s–2000.