2nd century AD. A carnelian stud gemstone with intaglio profile portrait bust, set into an iron finger ring. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 274, for type. 5.31 grams, 22.60mm overall, 17.22mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6) (1"). From a North Yorkshire collection formed since the 1980s; thence by descent. [No Reserve]