3rd century AD, cameo 2nd century AD. A broad D-section hoop with volute scrolls and peltas to the shoulders, rectangular plaque with elliptical cell, inset cameo of a female bust with hatched hair, possibly an empress. Property of a European collector; formerly with Egon Beckebauer, Munich, Germany; circa 1982. See Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 184 for type. The hairstyle portrayed on the cameo is typical of the later 1st -2nd century, as seen on representation of e.g. Faustina the Younger, Lucilla and others. 14 grams, 26mm overall, 19.32 x 17.67mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.48, Japan 15) (1").

Very fine condition. A large wearable size.