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.

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

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The Latin inscription engraved into the nicolo stone reads:

GALLICANE AGROECI

Translation: Gallicanus, son of Agroecus