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LOT 0159
Roman Gold Ring with Goddess Fortuna Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.65 grams, 25.00 mm overall, 19.90 x 16.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Keeled hoop with angled shoulders, oval bezel set with a red carnelian intaglio bearing the image of the goddess Fortuna with her hands raised.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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