Ancient Roman Mars Signet Ring lost classics one of the most magnificent

one of the most magnificent Europe has ever seen

One stone is an old replacement

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Sleek Victorian band set with alternating pearls and emeralds

Lovely antique patina

Ancient Roman Mars Signet Ring lost classics one of the most magnificentA Roman Republic era intaglio depicting Mars, god of war and guardian of the crops. Unlike his Greek counterpart Ares, the son of Jupiter and Juno held a dignified, indeed critical, position within the Roman pantheon. Whereas the Greeks saw Ares to be primarily a destructive and destabilising force to the extent that he was often treated with revulsion and contempt, Mars was accepted by the Romans as the father (pater) of their People, representing