Bidspirit auction | ROMAN SOLID GOLD RING WITH

ROMAN SOLID GOLD RING WITH NICOLO INTAGLIO OF AN EMPRESS - Ca. AD 300. A gold ring with a slender hoop expanding to angular shoulders and a high oval bezel set with a nicolo intaglio engraved with a profile portrait of an empress facing right. She is depicted with an elaborate coiffure, a long neck with a beaded necklace, and a draped bust. Size: D:17.32mm / US: 7 / UK: N 1/2; Weight: 10g Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier held in an old family collection formed over the period 1960s–2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.