FINE ROMAN PROSTITUTE'S RING, C.100-300 AD, SIZE 1 ¾ 10/29/2024 by a soldier being sent

by a soldier being sent to a distant war

Unfinished example with the surface showing light “hammer” marks and abrasions

Rare large size 12 with 3

2nd-5th century AD

FINE ROMAN PROSTITUTE'S RING, C.100-300 AD, SIZE 1 ¾ 10/29/2024 by a soldier being sentGilt bronze, size 1 3 4 for the small finger as was the custom. Rounded face band with the thickened bottom in the Roman taste, 2. 3mm width. Stepped and expanded edge bezel with the center of pyramid form superficially imitating a gemstone and blatantly advertising the intentions of the wearer. Roman prostitutes were typically adolescents, largely slaves. Prostitution was practiced openly with brothels sometimes sharing doors with libraries.