Bidspirit auction | ROMAN GOLD RING WITH RED

ROMAN GOLD RING WITH RED JASPER INTAGLIO OF EMPEROR AUGUSTUS - Ca. 31 BC - AD 14. A gold ring with a broad hoop expanding to an oval bezel set with a red jasper intaglio engraved with a left-facing bust of Emperor Augustus, with short, cropped hair, a straight nose, and a long neck. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40002270. Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 5.5g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier circulating on the Belgium art market in the 1980s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.