ROMAN CARNELIAN INTAGLIO WITH GREEK INSCRIPTION IN SILVER RING

Ca. AD 250 - 350. > A carnelian intaglio engraved with the Greek inscription ἀρετή (aretē), meaning 'virtue' or 'excellence'. The oval gem is set in a possibly later silver ring with an angular flat-section hoop expanding into a raised bezel. > > Size: D:19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; Weight: 3.7g > Provenance: From a London private collection; purchased in Germany; earlier part of a Swiss collection assembled in the 1990s > > >

Estimación:€237.21

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