Bidspirit auction | Roman Gold Ring with Fascis

Roman Gold Ring with Fascis Gemstone - 1st century BC A carnelian intaglio fascis symbolic axe of juridical authority in a cell with beaded wire border, granules to the shoulders, double-banded hoop. 2.75 grams, 20.65mm overall, 18.02mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (3/4”). Fine condition. Provenance Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Literature Cf. Henkel, F. Die Römischen Fingerringe der Rheinlande und der Benachbarten Gebiete, Berlin, 1913, item 274 for type.