Bidspirit auction | Roman Gold Ring with Leaping

Roman Gold Ring with Leaping Stag Gemstone - 2nd century AD A carnelian intaglio of a leaping stag set in a slender D-section gold hoop with ellipsoid bezel. 6.64 grams, 22.56mm overall, 19.25mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.38, Japan 19) (1”). Very fine condition. Provenance From a Home Counties collection, formed 1970-1980. Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 278.