Ring with Engraved Nicolo
![Photograph of a gold ring with a round, flat-topped nicolo (onyx) stone. The flat surface of the stone carries a Latin inscription.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/berthouville/objects/ring-de-clercq-3431/@@images/f62703b2-2ccb-4646-83d9-0e8b67a4d32d.png)
Ring
- Medium:
- Gold and nicolo
- Dimensions:
- Ring: H. 1.6 cm; L. 3.2 cm; Intaglio: H. 1.2 cm; L. 1.6 cm
- Context:
- Banias, Syria
- Date:
- Roman, 200–300 CE
- Inventory Number:
- De.Clercq.3431
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
© BnF
The Latin inscription engraved into the nicolo stone reads:
GALLICANE AGROECI
Translation: Gallicanus, son of Agroecus