ROMAN SILVER RING WITH MINERVA

Ca. AD 1 - 300. > A silver ring with a slender D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders to an oval bezel engraved with standing Minerva facing right, wearing a crested helmet and holding a spear in her right hand, with a shield at her side. Her left hand is extended towards a flaming altar. > > Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 3.9g > Provenance: From a London private collection; purchased in Germany; earlier part of a Swiss collection assembled in the 1990s > > >

Estimate:£200

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