A Rare Imperial Roman Ring

with a commemorative Royal Family Portraits of Emperor Septimius Severus (in the center), flanked by his sons and co-rulers, Geta (left) and Caracalla (right).Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), with Caracalla (as Augustus in 198, fl. 198-211), with Geta (as Augustus in 209, fl. 209-211). Caracalla (as Emperor, 211-217).

First Quarter of the 3rd Century AD

U.S. ring size: 2-2.5

#5564

ex: private American collection, collected late 1970s - early 1980s (before 1982).

Published: Antiquarium Ltd.; Ancient Treasures VIII. (New York, 2010) p.39

Comparandum: Vollenweider, Marie-Louise ; Camees et Intailles. pt. 2 Les Portraits Romains du Cabinet des Medailles (Paris, 2003) nos.204, 205