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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;otlichnik, post: 5368936, member: 109731&quot;]This form (shape) of ring did exist in late Roman times and was also used well after.&nbsp; Stylistically the engraved decoration appears to be post-Roman.</p><p><br /></p><p>The vast majority of rings sold today in the antiquities trade are not Roman, even those labelled as Roman.&nbsp; Roman rings, while not rare, are not actually super-common.&nbsp; They were famously worn by wealthy and important people but, unlike fibulae (cloak and dress pins) and necklaces, they were not common among the entire population.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice gold and silver rings exist.&nbsp; But Roman bronze rings are often much thinner and flimsier than the medieval ones.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>SC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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