An important amethyst intaglio showing the foot of Mercury, winged and with a caduceus on a butterfly, the representation of Psyche. This type of subject was popular in late Republican times where almost certainly the subject would be a punning type for the name of the owner. The ring is hallmarked and dates from the 19th/early 20th.c.A.D.
Amethyst and gold. Roman. 1st.c.B.C./A.D. Ring 19/20th.c.
18 by 14 mm.