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Ancient Roman signet ring with carnelian intaglio of Mercury, circa 2nd-3rd century AD.

Yellow Gold, Cornelian

£5,900

Ancient Roman ring with of Mercury. Set horizontally with an oval carnelian intaglio depicting the god Mercury wearing a wide-brimmed round hat called a petasos and a traveller's half length cloak or chlamys, flanked by broad integrated and tapering down to a . yellow , approximately 4.4g in weight, 2nd-3rd century AD.

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Reference Number 27610

Ring size: K

Size Guide

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Period Ancient Roman

TOTAL / RING Weight 4.46 grams

Metal Yellow Gold

Gemstone Cornelian

Condition

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

Chairman's Notes

Mercury, the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Hermes, was revered as the messenger of the gods and the patron of merchants, travellers, and financial prosperity. His depiction on a carnelian intaglio, a gemstone associated with protection and courage, suggests the ring’s owner sought Mercury’s favor in business, trade, or diplomacy.

Mercury is often shown with his winged cap (petasos) and caduceus, the staff entwined with serpents, symbolising negotiation and commerce.

See Ruseva-Slokoska, L. 'Roman Jewellery', Sofia, 1991, item 239 for a comparable ring.

Delivery & Returns

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 signet ring with carnelian intaglio of Mercury, circa 2nd-3rd century AD.

Yellow Gold, Cornelian

£5,900

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