CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

Name: A ROMAN RED JASPER RINGSTONE WITH VENUS VICTRIX
Brand: CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Price: 2000.00 USD
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Price Realised USD 2,500

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USD 2,000 - USD 3,000

Closed: 6 Dec 2018

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A ROMAN RED JASPER RINGSTONE WITH VENUS VICTRIX

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

Price Realised USD 2,500

Closed: 6 Dec 2018

Price Realised USD 2,500

Closed: 6 Dec 2018

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Mounted as a ring in a modern silver setting
¾ in. (1.9 cm.) high; ring size 9¾

with Willem Bastiaan Blok, The Netherlands.
Acquired by the current owner, U.S., from the above, 1999.

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Lot Essay

Venus Victrix was a popular subject on Roman gems, especially those of chrome chalcedony. For the type see nos. 529 and 530 in M. Maaskant-Kleibrink, , which includes a list of examples in other collections. The back-view image of the goddess was popularized by Octavian, later called Augustus, who employed it on the reverse of a silver denarius minted around the time of the battle of Actium in 31 B.C.