Bidspirit auction | Roman Gold Ring with Fortuna

Roman Gold Ring with Fortuna Gemstone - 3rd-4th century AD A gold ring comprising a slender D-section hoop, scooped shoulders, trumpet-shaped bezel, inset carnelian cabochon with intaglio Fortuna holding aloft a cornucopia. 12 grams, 25mm overall, 17.30mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 7, Europe 14.51, Japan 14) (1”). Very fine condition. Provenance The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Published Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 429 for type.