1st-2nd century AD. A silver finger ring comprising a D-section hoop, ellipsoid plaque with inset later replicant carnelian cloison, intaglio profile bust portrait of Empress Faustina. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 202 for type. 12 grams, 26mm overall, 19.16x12.79mm internal diameter (approximate size British C, USA 1 1/2, Europe 0.15, Japan 0) (1"). Property of a London collector; acquired on the London market, 1990s-2000s.