Roman Ring with Figural Gemstone

1st century AD. An iron finger ring with inset jasper cloison, intaglio frieze with profile female bust supported by standing robed females, one with a bow and the other with a spear. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 232. 11.1 grams, 27mm overall, 18.84mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 3/4, Europe 18.75, Japan 18) (1"). From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980. [No Reserve]
Condition Report: Fine condition, hoop corroded.