Ancient Silver And Gold Marriage Ring. Roman, 2nd /3rd Century Ad.

An Ancient silver and gold marriage ring.

Roman, 2nd /3rd century AD.

Ring size Q UK / 8 US.

It’s a substantial ring and weighs 16.2 grams.

It has been cleaned and polished and is in very wearable condition. 

A similar gold example can be found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number; 2016.239.

It is described as:
Gold finger ring
3rd century CE

This impressive ring was used as a betrothal or wedding band—a tradition that only became firmly established in the third century A.D. The small size of the hoop suggests that it was given to a young fiancée or bride, but its weight implies that the couple was able to afford valuable pieces of gold jewelry.