3rd century AD. A gold ring with round-section hoop, expanding at the shoulders with three applied granules to each side; round bezel with convex underside, set with red carnelian intaglio engraved with a standing quadruped on a baseline, possibly a ram. See Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 221, for type.3.93 grams, 21.20mm overall, 15.99mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7) (1"). Ex Abelita family collection, 1970s-2000s.