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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JayAg47, post: 7731539, member: 112342&quot;]So I came across a post on reddit showing a sapphire ring allegedly worn by Caligula himself that depicts his wife Caesonia! Right away it looked more like Faustina senior to me, wife of Antoninus Pius.</p><p>So I looked further and every articles/posts on this ring says it belongs to the Julio Claudian era. Even the owner of the ring describes it as such.</p><p>I can definitely see Pius ordering artisans to make jewels like these in honour of his wife after her consecration.</p><p>Who knows, the priest of the temple that he built for her might have even worn this ring!!</p><p>While a ring like this would&#039;ve certainly decorated the fingers of royal family/Patricians, I seriously doubt this would&#039;ve been personally worn by Caligula, or that it even portrays his wife.</p><p>An article on the ring! <a href="https://mymodernmet.com/caligula-sapphire-ring-marlborough-gem/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://mymodernmet.com/caligula-sapphire-ring-marlborough-gem/" rel="nofollow">https://mymodernmet.com/caligula-sapphire-ring-marlborough-gem/</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1324491[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>An example of Faustina the Elder denarius from Vcoins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1324492[/ATTACH]</p><p>What&#039;s your opinion?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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