ROMAN GOLD RING WITH JUPITER GREEN INTAGLIO
Ca. 100-300 AD.
The ring features a round hoop with expanded shoulders, and an oval bezel, set with a carved intaglio with a draped bust of Jupiter, facing right, with a full beard, a laurel wreath in his hair. Ring possibly of a later period.
Size: D: 16.5mm / US: 6 / UK: M; 7.3g
Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between early 1960s to 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 1500 - 3000