ROMAN RING, 2ND-5TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 1/2 02/06/2024 6mm inner diameter

6mm inner diameter

9mm inner diameter

Raised heart (natural form) bezel with remnants of runic inscription

The coil or helix was a favorite form for Vikings and evidently held supernatural significance to them

broad band

ROMAN RING, 2ND-5TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 1/2 02/06/2024 6mm inner diameterGood quality with 1. 9mm rounded band flaring to the lozenge form bezel which is cut with a border and faint remnants of angled lines serving as a signet, which identified the owner and could be used to seal legal matters. (In Ben Hur, the title character identifies himself by stamping Messalas tablet with his ring which bears the signet of Quintus Arrius.) Professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold surface restored for contemporary wear.