ROMAN SIGNET RING, 2ND-5TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 ¾ 1/25/22 As found condition with fine

As found condition with fine mottled glossy green patina

Early Christian period where most of the populus were adherents to the pagan traditions and while Christianity was legal

Round bezel cut with a figure

Bold twist motif completely around its circumference

The surface with a meandering random pattern which appears to result form stress or heat treating

ROMAN SIGNET RING, 2ND-5TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 8 ¾ 1/25/22 As found condition with fineGood quality with 2. 0mm rounded face band flaring to the shoulders. Bordered oval bezel cut with a square and diagonal flanked by ciphers, serving as a signet which identified the owner and could be used to seal legal matters. (In Ben Hur, the title character identifies himself by stamping Messalas tablet with his ring which bears the signet of Quintus Arrius.) Worn from use and professionally refurbished with the 24karat gold surface restored for