2nd century AD. A silver ring with D-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders; ellipsoid shield with a raised round bezel inscribed with Latin letters AVE (usual greeting formulation among the Romans"). Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, type I variant IV of the silver rings, p.187 and item no.236.7.45 grams, 23.81mm overall, 19.22x17.68mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16) (1"). From the property of an Essex private collector; acquired in the early 1990s.