RARE ROMAN RING 2ND-5TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 3 1/2 clearance Broad angled shoulders above

Broad angled shoulders above

It is the period of the spread of Christianity and pilgrimages to the Holy Land before the Crusades

Raised oval bezel with a slightly rounded top and rounded edges

with ridged face

four in regular arrangement of unknown spiritual significance

RARE ROMAN RING 2ND-5TH CENTURY AD, SIZE 3 1/2 clearance Broad angled shoulders aboveVery rare example of a Roman ring of Guiraud type 3. Bronze, size about 3 . Shaped as an oval, fuller on the bottom. Raised oval bezel with a punched pattern. The angled shoulders raised and tapered forming peaks at the sides of the ring. Excellent with fine glossy green patina. Roman rings are often oval. This example embodies an extreme of that configuration combined with the complex for the above center identified by the Guiraud system. A rare