Object Description
A very fine gold Roman ring featuring a circular band with a raised ovoid bezel. The ring is enriched with an oval amethyst inset which has been carefully incised with the god Mercury. He is presented in profile facing left with a wing sprouting from his head. A caduceus, two serpents intertwined around a staff, is displayed over his shoulder behind him. Both the wing and the staff are attributes linked to the god of messengers.
Closest UK ring size: I
Date: Circa 2nd-3rd century AD