Bidspirit auction | Roman Silver Ring with AVE

Roman Silver Ring with AVE Inscription - 3rd century AD A silver finger ring with tapering D-section hoop, acute facetted shoulders, plaque with central octagonal stud, inscribed 'AVE' (hail!). 7.81 grams, 29mm overall, 20.14mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22) (1 1/4”). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. Provenance From a Wirral, UK, collection; previously in a private collection formed 1965-1975. Literature Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 248 for type.