Ancient Roman Ring, Silver, 1st century BC - 3rd century AD, Carnelian + Intaglio FEL

  
Ancient and authentic Roman Ring, 1st century BC/3rd century AD, in solid silver. It is adorned with an oval Carnelian stone with an intaglio of 3 letters: "FEL". The meaning of these 3 letters remains to be defined, it could be the abbreviation of FELIX which means "happy" in Latin. The stone is set on a rectangular bezel with no decoration. The ring's shoulders are wide, simple, ending in a sort of point that connects with the thinner ring. This is a characteristic feature of Roman rings between the 1st century BC and the 3rd century AD. Condition: Very good, can be worn, cleaned by a professional. Inner diameter: 57.5 on the ring sizer. Dimensions of the Carnelian stone: 1.1 cm x 0.8 cm. Origin: Cyprus - Private collection. The island of Cyprus was part of the Roman Empire from 58 BC. The Christianization of the Eastern Roman Empire transformed it into the Byzantine Empire to which the island continued to belong until 649 and from 965 to 1192.