3rd century AD. A silver ring with a coiled band and D-section hoop; lozengiform head engraved with stylised circular eyes, placed close together, from which a series of lines radiate, suggesting nostrils and the texture of its skin. See Johns, C., The Jewellery of Roman Britain. Celtic and Classical Traditions, London, 1996, pp.44-45, for information on the evolution of serpentiform rings; see Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Leeds, 1994, pp.74-76, for other Roman serpentiform rings.8.24 grams, 23.22mm overall, 18.31mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1"). From the property of an Essex private collector; acquired in the early 1990s.