4th-5th century A.D. Comprising a broad hoop with applied ropework bands to the exterior, cup bezel with cell and inset carnelian intaglio of an eagle holding a wreath in its beak; Eastern Empire. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 482, for type. 7.90 grams, 33.15 mm overall, 17.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (1 1/4 in.).

Ex European private collection, 1990s. Acquired from a London, UK, gallery. property of an Essex gentleman.