Late 2nd century A.D.posed of a broad, flat-section hoop and a rectangular bezel displaying a high-relief bust of a lady in profile right. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 313; for similar Isis iconography on a ring see Schmidtová, J., Da?ová, M., Šef?áková, A., 'New finds of roman rings from a rich grave in Cemetery III, Rusovce?Gerulata,' in Studia Hercynia, XX/1, pp.83-99, pl.5/ grams, 18.78 mm overall, 16.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10) (3/4 in.). Acquired in the 1970s. From a deceased lady’s estate, by descent.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is apanied by search certificate no.202900. In 2014, a grave of a woman was discovered in Gerulata cemetery III, containing an unusual number of rings. The buried woman, aged 40-49, had two rings on each hand, one of which was a signet ring with a gem depicting the Egyptian deities Serapis and Isis, whose hairstyle and profile are identical to the present ring. Although, the bust of Isis is opposed to Serapis in the rings, the cult of the goddess was widespread inside the provinces already in the 1st century A.D. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions .]