SASANIAN GOLD RING WITH RED GARNET INTAGLIO OF A KING AND INSCRIPTION

Ca. AD 200 - 400. A gold ring with a flat-section hoop expanding to an oval bezel, the shoulders decorated with incised radiating motifs. The bezel cell is set with a red garnet intaglio engraved with the profile bust of a bearded king facing left, with an inscription before his face. Size: D:18.34mm / US: 8 1/4 / UK: Q; Weight: 3.4g Provenance: From a London private collection; purchased in Germany before 2000.