En argent, gravé d’un double portrait. Dans le champ, en
Eaut, inscription latine V-IVATI-S; formule de bon augure
pour un mariage heureux et éternel dans la foi chrétienne.
Art romain tardif, c. 300. 13 x 12 x 3 mm
A late Roman seal engraved on a silver bezel. A portraits of
two spouses facing one another with auspicious inscription. A
draped male bust is faced with a draped female bust adorned
with a necklace. The woman’s hairstyle recalls the portraits of
Elena Augusta, mother of the emperor Constantine (see: Follis in
bronze RIC VIII 34). In the field, the inscription V-IVATI-S: formula
of good omen for a long married life, with an implication of the
Christian faith (“vivatis in deo”). Very good condition. Rare.
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