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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;daveydempsey, post: 12354017, member: 22&quot;]Because this find involved coins I posted the same on CoinTalk</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the guys replied with something interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;That is an exquisitely crafted ring.</p><p><br /></p><p>The intaglio is bezel set and not just held in place with beeswax like a lot of other Roman rings.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently read an article about archaeologists recovering intaglios and cameos from the drains in Roman baths.</p><p>Apparently the warm/hot waters loosened up the beeswax and the stones fell out.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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