ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD SNAKE-SHAPED RING. Ca. 30 BC - AD 200. A gold ring formed from a thin wire spiralled into two full coils. One end terminates in a stylised serpent head, with incised details indicating eyes, while the other end forms a small loop representing the tail. For similar see: E. M. De Juliis, Gli Ori di Taranto in età Ellenistica, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1984, Cat. 172. Size: D:12mm / US: 1/2 / UK: A; Weight: 1g Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in South German private collection 1980s-early1990s.