A ROMAN PARCEL SILVER RING

CIRCA SECOND HALF OF 3RD CENTURY A.D.

Details

A ROMAN PARCEL SILVER RING
CIRCA SECOND HALF OF 3RD CENTURY A.D.
The silver hoop with long angled shoulders, the gilt oval bezel with Greek inscription 'EUTUX/I', meaning 'Good Luck', below an inscribed cross
1 in. (2.6 cm.) wide; ring size E½

Provenance

Private collection, Germany; acquired in the 1990s.

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Lot Essay

The inscribed cross was probably added later in the 4th Century A.D. following the Edict of Toleration, issued by the Tetrarchy under Galerius in A.D. 311, and the Edict of Milan passed by Constantine I in A.D. 313, which together legalised Christianity.

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