COLLECTION OF ROMAN GOLD RINGS

Ca. AD 1 - 300 A collection of three gold rings, including, from left to right: a ring with a flat-section hoop and a drop-shaped bezel with a moulded border; a slender ring with a narrow hoop gently thickened at the front to form an elongated flat bezel; and a ring with a rounded hoop expanding to an oval bezel with a simple linear branch motif in low relief. Size: D:12- 14.07mm / US: 1/2- 2 7/8 / UK: A-F; Weight: 3.6g. Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Belgium; formerly in a German private collection before 2000. For similar see: J. Bagot, El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 453..

Estimate:£300

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