ROMAN GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO DEPICTING BEAR AND INSCRIPTION ‘VIC’. Ca. AD 1 - 300. A carnelian intaglio engraved with a bear advancing left and inscribed ‘VIC’ above. Set in a gold ring with an oval box collet on a flat-topped octagonal bezel plate, with tapering shoulders descending to a narrow hoop. For similar see: Beazley Archive Record Number: 40004674 Size: D:18.14mm / US: 8 / UK: P 1/2; Weight: 7.32g Provenance: Private central London collection; previously acquired on the UK art market before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.