4th century AD. A silver ring with flat-section hoop, square raised bezel with a representation of Hercules and Nemean lion. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 449 and 450, for type. 3.48 grams, 25.25mm overall, 20.09mm internal diameter (approximate size British U, USA 10, Europe 22.25, Japan 21) (1"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. The ring shape dates to the time of the Tetrarchy, when the representation of the Herakles' labours were popular in homage to the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus, nicknamed 'Herculius'. [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price