2nd-1st century BC. A Hellenistic style gold ring with slender hoop, discoid bezel with central cell and inset garnet cabochon. Cf. Chadour, A.B. Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 91 for type. 0.98 grams, 13.77mm overall, 11.03mm internal diameter (approximate size British -, USA -, Europe -, Japan -) (1/2"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Fine condition.