2nd century AD. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a discoid plaque with ropework rim and central granule, hook to the rear, breloque with spherical garnet(?) bead. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 13. 2.78 grams total, 35mm (1 1/2"). Property of a Richmond gentleman; part of his family collection formed before 1980; thence by descent. [2] Very fine condition.