Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF MERCURY - Ca. AD 1 - 50. A gold ring with a broad hoop and angular shoulders expanding to an oval bezel set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with a right-facing profile portrait of Mercury. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 8.6g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.