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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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TWO ROMAN GOLD AND STONE FINGER RINGS
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Including one with a hollow hoop, flat on the interior, joined to an oval box bezel set with a convex banded agate, the three-layered stone engraved in the brown layer with a bull in profile to the left moving forward, standing on a caduceus, a crescent moon above; and one with a plain hollow hoop rounded on the interior and exterior, expanding at the shoulders, the bezel set with a convex oval garnet engraved with an inscription in Greek reading, A\KL\kEXAN\KD\kPOY, "of Alexander"
First: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm.) wide; ring size 6
Second: ¾ in. (1.9 cm.) wide; ring size 4¾ (2)
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Including one with a hollow hoop, flat on the interior, joined to an oval box bezel set with a convex banded agate, the three-layered stone engraved in the brown layer with a bull in profile to the left moving forward, standing on a caduceus, a crescent moon above; and one with a plain hollow hoop rounded on the interior and exterior, expanding at the shoulders, the bezel set with a convex oval garnet engraved with an inscription in Greek reading, A\KL\kEXAN\KD\kPOY, "of Alexander"
First: 13/16 in. (2.1 cm.) wide; ring size 6
Second: ¾ in. (1.9 cm.) wide; ring size 4¾ (2)
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner prior to 1988.