Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 2755. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $2100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

[Jewelry and Ornaments] ROMAN. Gold wedding finger ring. Circa 2nd-3rd century AD. Inner diameter 20mm, weight 10.59 g. A heavy gold band, ribbed sides, bezel flanked by volutes. Bezel has a broad frame, with a repoussé dextrarum iunctio scene, the newlyweds clasping right hands. Good condition, bump on bezel frame. An impressive wedding memento for a well-to-do Roman bride.

From the Dr. Robert B. Beckett Collection. Ex Pegasi VII (15 October 2002), lot 873.