STUNNING ROMAN GOLD RING WITH EMERALD INTAGLIO OF A KING
Ca. AD 300 - 600. A gold ring with a plain hoop broadening at the shoulders into an oval bezel cell set with a green emerald intaglio. The stone is engraved with the bearded bust of a king in left profile, wearing a wreath. Size: D:16.31mm / US: 5 3/4 / UK: L; Weight: 3g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s–2000.
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Ca. AD 300 - 600. A gold ring with a plain hoop broadening at the shoulders into an oval bezel cell set with a green emerald intaglio. The stone is engraved with the bearded bust of a king in left profile, wearing a wreath. Size: D:16.31mm / US: 5 3/4 / UK: L; Weight: 3g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s–2000.