ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH INSCRIPTION Ca. AD 1 - 300. A gold ring formed from a hoop of circular section, tapering slightly towards the back. The front is flattened into a narrow bezel with a shallow inscription, now illegible. For similar see: Bagot J., El legado de Hefesto: A Memorial to a Private Collection of Ancient Rings and Glyptics, n. 467. Size: D:13.83mm / US: 2 3/4 / UK: E 1/2; Weight: 2g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a 1980s-1990s London collection.