Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH A PORTRAIT INTAGLIO - Ca. AD 100 - 300.A gold finger ring of a rounded hoop with decorative shoulders supporting a large bezel set with a stone intaglio depicting a left-facing portrait of a mature male wearing a laureate wreath, possibly a senator, or other important persona within Roman society.Size: D:19.35mm / US: 9 1/2 / UK: S 1/2; Weight: 6gProvenance: Property of a professional London art expert; obtained from an old British collection formed in the 1980s.