Circa 200-300 AD.The gold ring with oval-shaped carnelian intaglio engraved with a standing profile figure of Fortuna, her head facing right, she is holding a rudder and cornucopia.From the Roman Republic onwards it became customary for all the chief magistrates and senators, to wear gold rings, known in Latin as annulus aureus, as a way to distinct themselves from the mass of the people. A symbol of high social status. This intaglio holds the depiction of the goddess Fortuna, who is bearing a cornucopia, symbol of abundance, and a rudder, symbol of her control over human destinies. Fortuna was not only the personification of good fortune and chance, but was also worshipped as the protector of cities. For a similar item, The British Museum, item 1986,0401.154.Size: D: 16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: L; 1.37gProvenance: Central London privare collection of Ancient Art and jewellery; acquired since the 1970s on the UK and European art markets.