{"id":549,"date":"2026-08-21T10:38:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/?page_id=549"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:07:09","slug":"rings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/rings\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman Rings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_gallery et_pb_gallery_0  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_gallery_grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_pb_grid_items et_post_gallery clearfix\" data-per_page=\"8\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-3.jjpeg_.png\" title=\"Bronze Signet Ring (1)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-3.jjpeg_-400x284.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-3.jjpeg_.png 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-3.jjpeg_-400x284.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-554\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Bronze Signet Ring (1)<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">Cast as one piece, a crescent moon (or two), a star, and the rays of the sun (?), possibly 3rd\u00a0c. CE, gift of John Voelker &#8217;82<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_1\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-3-with-ruler.jpg\" title=\"Bronze Signet Ring (1)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-3-with-ruler-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-3-with-ruler.jpg 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-3-with-ruler-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-553\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Bronze Signet Ring (1)<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_2\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-3-pressed-in-wax.png\" title=\"Bronze Signet Ring (1)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-3-pressed-in-wax-400x284.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-3-pressed-in-wax.png 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-3-pressed-in-wax-400x284.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-552\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Bronze Signet Ring (1)<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">Signet impression in blue wax<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_3\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-2.png\" title=\"Bronze Finger Ring (2)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-2-400x284.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-2.png 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-2-400x284.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-551\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Bronze Finger Ring (2)<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">Hoop soldered to bezel, non-identifiable figure (tortoise?), date unknown, gift of John Voelker &#8217;82<\/p><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_4\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-1.png\" title=\"Bronze Finger Ring (3)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-1.png 479w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/847\/2026\/08\/Bronze-finger-ring-1.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-550\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><h3 class=\"et_pb_gallery_title\">Bronze Finger Ring (3)<\/h3><p class=\"et_pb_gallery_caption\">Hoop soldered to bezel, incised rosette, 3rd-8th\u00a0c. CE, gift of John Voelker &#8217;82<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_pagination\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Roman Rings<\/h1>\n<p class=\"p1\">1) Bronze finger-ring cast as one piece.\u00a0\u00a0Upon the bezel decorative celestial forms have been incised: a crescent moon (or two), a star, and the rays of the sun (?).\u00a0\u00a0This is not simply decorative; it was used as a signet ring (see image when pressed in wax [melted a blue candle]).\u00a0\u00a0It probably dates to around the 3<sup>rd<\/sup><sup>\u00a0<\/sup>c. CE.<\/p>\n<p>2) Bronze finger-ring with a hoop soldered to a round flat bezel upon which a figure of some sort has been incised.\u00a0\u00a0The damage to the bezel is such that the figure is not identifiable (at least to me) (a tortoise?).\u00a0\u00a0I have no idea of the date.<\/p>\n<p>3) Bronze finger-ring with a hoop soldered to a round flat bezel upon which a decorative rosette has been incised.\u00a0\u00a0A comparable ring in the British Museum is dated from 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0to 8<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0c. CE.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The ring with the rosette would sell at auction today for about $30, the ring with the unidentifiable figure for a few dollars, while the ring with the celestial images would sell for considerably more, maybe $100 - $150, since it is heavier, is cast as one piece rather than soldered, and is a signet ring with an interesting design. (Notes by Professor Emeritus Steve Reece, August 2026)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1539,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-549","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":588,"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/549\/revisions\/588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/coin-collection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}