3rd century AD. A silver finger ring comprising a D-section hoop with keeled and stepped shoulders, curved bezel with with incised ring-and-dot motif. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 182 for type. 9.52 grams, 29mm overall, 19.49mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.0, Japan 20) (1 1/4"). From a private Austrian collection; formerly the property of a private collector; acquired before 1975.