2nd-3rd century AD. A silver ring with fluted shoulders, inset carnelian cloison with intaglio profile bust of Mars (Greek Ares) with pteruges and helmet. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 197, for type. 4.59 grams, 21.30mm overall, 16.76mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; previously from the 'Sectarian Collection', an important collection of jewellery formed in the 1990s. Fine condition.