1st century AD. A silver ring comprising a round-section hoop, inset garnet cabochon with high-relief mask and billeted rim. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 191 for type. 4.35 grams, 24mm overall, 15.40mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.16, Japan 8) (1"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s.