3rd century AD. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a hoop with hook-and-eye closure, discoid cell with beaded wire rim, pendant loop with shank and granule. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 37. 2.52 grams, 24mm (1"). Property of a Richmond gentleman; part of his family collection formed before 1980; thence by descent. [2] Fine condition.