Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Portrait Gemstone 2nd century A.D. A garnet cloison with intaglio profile portrait of a youthful male with Julian hairstyle; set in a 5th century A.D. gold finger ring comprising a slender flat-section facetted hoop and an ellipsoid bezel with rilled outer face. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 361, for type. 4.68 grams, 25.36 mm overall, 16.49 x 23.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1 in.). Acquired 1970s. Collection of jewellery formed by a lady. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate no.11322-19247. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]