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LOT 0158
Roman Gold Ring with Jasper Gemstone of the Goddess Fortuna
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (25.07 grams, 23.40 mm overall, 18.18 x 12.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
Comprising a heavy facetted hoop and a wide rectangular bezel set with a tall intaglio of goddess Fortuna or Concordia, standing and holding a cornucopia, and a rudder.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13340-257983.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 308, 345 for type.
FootnotesThe ring belongs to type VI, Variant 1, of the Ruseva-Slokoska classification. These rings, typical of the 3rd century, were often decorated with the image of the Goddess Concordia. Sometimes they show an image of the clasped hands, or bear the inscription HOMONO (Latin), from the Greek omonoa (Concordia = Concord).
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LOT 0158
Roman Gold Ring with Jasper Gemstone of the Goddess Fortuna
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