Roman Gold & Silver Ring

with an engraved signet of the Emperor Antoninus Pius (fl.138 - 161 AD), shown bearded and wreathed, with his Empress, Faustina the Elder, with her distinctive scalloped coiffure and wearing a fillet. The solid gold signet is set in a silver wide-shouldered ring setting. The signet is set raised above the ring shank.

Antonine Period, mid to late 2nd Century AD

max. dim.: 25 mm. (1 in.)

U.S. ring size: 8.5 wt: 9g.

#4653

ex: United Kingdom collection, before March 2001

Exhibited:
Antiquarium; BRAFA Art Fair. (Brussels, 26 Jan- 2 Feb 2020)

Comparanda:
Richter, GMA; Engraved Gems of the Romans (London, 1971) no. 567
Chadour, Anna Beatriz ; Rings. The Alice & Louis Koch Collection. v.1 (Leeds, 1994) p.81, no.270