1st-3rd century AD. A gold ring with D-section hoop, expanding facetted shoulders, oval setting holding a cut nicolo gemstone. 9.52 grams, 27.91mm overall, 21.89mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1"). Formerly in a private Dutch collection; the collection formed from the 1970s to the 1980s; accompanied an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no.165188/7/10/2020; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10139-165188. [a video of this item will be available on Timeline Auctions website.]