100-300 AD. Roman. Bronze ring with thick, circular hoop and flattened, disc-shaped bezel bearing an incised stylised thunderbolt formed from intersecting lines. In Roman mythology, the thunderbolt is a symbol of Jupiter, king of the gods and god of the sky and thunder. The thunderbolt is a reminder of his might over all, whether gods and mortals, and this item may once have belonged to a devotee of the thunder god. Good condition.Size: D: 18.8mm / US: 8 7/8 / UK: R1/2; 14.4g; Provenance: From the private collection of a South London art professional; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market in the 1970s;