Lotto 98 | A late roman gold signet ring set with a carnelian intaglio. Greek letters.<br><br>Early 3rd century A.D.

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A late roman gold signet ring set with a carnelian intaglio. Greek letters.<br><br>Early 3rd century A.D.

A late roman gold signet ring set with a carnelian intaglio. Greek letters.

Early 3rd century A.D.

This hoop, expending suddenly at the shoulders, above a thin elongated almond-shaped box setting containing a carnelian intaglio with greek letters (probably a name) : Α P Ι A Ν Ο C . Arianos is a fairly common Greek name; there is a Greek general by that name and an early Christian saint. Damages on the edge of the box setting. Slight chip on the edge of the intaglio.

Stone 6 x 13 mm; ring size 12 x 14 mm; 2,62 gr.