ROMAN SILVER SNAKE RING. Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A silver ring formed from a coiled band terminating in a raised serpent head. The body wraps around the hoop in a single loop, with applied pellets and a lower edge with a series of openwork scrolls imitating a coiled tail. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 10.130.1509. Size: D:18.75mm / US: 8 3/4 / UK: R; Weight: 4.6g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the UK art market, 1990s.