front view Ancient Roman jasper engraved 'RUFUS' ring, circa 3rd century AD.1

side view Ancient Roman jasper engraved 'RUFUS' ring, circa 3rd century AD.2

back view Ancient Roman jasper engraved 'RUFUS' ring, circa 3rd century AD.3

size view Ancient Roman jasper engraved 'RUFUS' ring, circa 3rd century AD.4

hand view Ancient Roman jasper engraved 'RUFUS' ring, circa 3rd century AD.5

hand view Ancient Roman jasper engraved 'RUFUS' ring, circa 3rd century AD.6

Ancient Roman jasper engraved 'RUFUS' ring, circa 3rd century AD.

Yellow Gold, Cornelian

£7,000

Ancient Roman 'RUFUS' ring. Set centrally with an oval jasper plaque engraved with the word 'РOΥΦOC' (Ancient Greek for 'Rufus') in a setting, flanked by broad scooping and leading down to a solid tapering . yellow , approximately 10.05 grams in weight, 3rd century AD, accompanied by an Oxford Labs X-Ray analysis report stating the composition of the metal.

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Reference Number 26283

Ring size: P

Size Guide

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Period Ancient Roman

TOTAL / RING Weight 10.1 grams

Metal Yellow Gold

Gemstone Cornelian

Condition

This ring is in fine condition, commensurate with its age.

Chairman's Notes

'Rufus' was a popular Ancient Roman name which meant 'red-haired' in Latin. The engraving of a name rather than a deity or mythological figure underscores the practical and deeply personal nature of the ring, which would have functioned both as a seal for authentication and as a symbol of identity and status. See Ruseva-Slokoska, L., 'Roman Jewellery', Sofia, 1991, item 182 for a similarly shaped ring with engraved inscription.

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Inside diameter (mm)	USA	UK	China India	European
11.63	0
11.84	¼
12.04	½	A
12.24	¾	A½
12.45	1	B	1
12.65	1¼	B½
12.85	1½	C
13.06	1¾	C½		41
13.26	2	D	2	42
13.46	2¼	D½
13.67	2½	E	3	43
13.87	2¾	E½
14.07	3	F	4	44
14.27	3¼	F½	5	45
14.48	3½	G
14.68	3¾	G½	6	46
		H		47
14.88	4	H½	7
15.09	4¼	I		48
15.29	4½	I½	8
15.49	4¾	J		49
15.7	5	J½	9	50
15.9	5¼	K		51
16.1	5½	K½	10
16.31	5¾	L		52
16.51	6	L½	11
16.71	6¼	M	12	53
16.92	6½	M½	13
17.12	6¾	N		54
17.32	7	O	14	55
17.53	7¼	O½		56
17.73	7½	P	15
17.93	7¾	P½		57
18.14	8	Q	16
18.34	8¼	Q½		58
18.54	8½	R	17	59
18.75	8¾	R½
18.95	9	S	18	60
19.15	9¼
19.35	9½	S½	19	61
19.56	9¾	T
19.76	10	T½	20	62
19.96	10¼	U	21
20.17	10½	U½	22	63
20.37	10¾	V		64
20.57	11	V½	23
20.78	11¼	W		65
20.98	11½	W½	24
21.18	11¾	X		66
21.39	12	Y	25	67
21.59	12¼	Y½		68
21.79	12½	Z	26
22	12¾	Z½		69
22.2	13		27
22.4	13¼
22.61	13½
22.81	13¾
23.01	14
23.22	14¼
23.42	14½
23.62	14¾
23.83	15
24.03	15¼
24.23	15½
24.43	15¾
24.64	16

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Ancient Roman jasper engraved 'RUFUS' ring, circa 3rd century AD.

Yellow Gold, Cornelian

£7,000

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