FREE: Ancient Roman Soldiers Ring c. 100-400AD

I hope you win this time. be aware, there is 1800 years of dirt covering every inch of the ring, but 24 hours of "zapping" will remove it. Zapping is using a +5v power supply from a phone charger or similar, attaching the wire to a small copper rod, and inserting it into a bowl of solution with the ring. Professional cleaning is suggested IMO, but personally I kept it uncleaned because its more valuable that way, except for the fact that any inscription on the band or design on the head can't be seen.

We learn something every day, and lots of times it's that what we learned the day before was wrong. ~~Bill Vaughan

I don't have any typr of COA with the ring since that would run $35.00+ from the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (ngccoins.com).
But, the ring was excavated half way between Jureselem and Hebron, which would have been approximately 3 miles south of Bethlehem. There was a Roman presence in the Holy Land beginning 63BC until the fall in 500AD, although the Roman Empire (Byzantium) didn't completely fall until 1463, when the Turks took the Byzantines by surprise and took control of what is now Istabul, but lost control soon after and a circle of violence ensued until...let me know when it ends so I can finish this bio, lol.

I will allow the winner of ANY of my artifacts 120 days to have the piece certified, aged, valued, or any combination of all services offered by the NGC, whether it be performed by the NGC or any contractor on eBay or elsewhere. If, by any chance, the artifact is determined to be a reproduction (not a chance), I will buy it back for cash, at authentic intrensic value.

I'm a little rusty on the exact quote, but I believe it was William Butler Yates who said; "The human psyche has an inherent generosity to teach".
And, another one I'm not possitive on is; "It is better to give than to receive. To give and feel the warmth in your heart can never be replaced with any idol of intrinsic value". Maybe it was Saint Nicolas?

Thank you for your interest. It has become the way of the Do-Do for anyone with interest is intrensic history. More people would rather play video games..my nine year old said to me that he would rather have Dr. Pepper cap game codes than the first edition Hemingway I bought for him, lol.
As for discontinuing my efforts, perhaps that was the booze talking. As the saying goes: An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk in order to spend time with his fools ~~Ernest Hemingway
And, of course: The world breaks everyone, and later, some are stronger at the broken place ~~Hemingway

There are many fine schools in the U.S. that still teach world history. My first degreee was obtained from MIT, believe it or not, and my graduate masters from Brown, but I didn't get my doctrine until I was 35, from good ol ASU, the party college.

Heere, heere. And M*A*S*H was my nemesis from my own papa.

The only time I've ever cleaned anything was soaking in olive oil or zapping, but those were coins I wouldn't have cried over, lol.

My xgf got away with an 11th century terrocota gothica doll. I wanted to marry her..(the doll), if it was real. I've always had an attachment to the dark and odd, lol.

Thank you NickH6. Buying and Selling at auction could be known as the second oldest profession in the world, right behind you-know-what. Beginning as far as 5000BC, the Mesopotamians would auction wives, as well as wares, and in early Roman culture, prisoners were auctioned off as tobe soldiers and arena fluff to the highest bidder.

thank you for your interest. If more people would spend time reading history books, and studying our past, then maybe my kid wouldn't need $300.00 a week in video games. steampowered is the devil, lol.
Did you know that the first toilet with running water was invented by the Romans in 100BC-200AD? The toilet was not invented by Mr. Crapper, as many people believe.
The ancient Romans also invented the fanny pack for the same reason. It held a sponge that was used to "clean the bum" after a poop, then cleaned off in the running water "aquaduct" that ran underneath the toilets. Thats where the term "fanny pack" comes from, not that it's worn on the fanny.

A combined 114 years of forensic experience between my team and myself is the ticker (forensic being a Roman word itself. It defined the autopsy of Caesar after his murder in the Roman forum). And as I explained earlier, the ring was excavated at a dig in the Holy Land which was under Roman rule. The rings shape, size, etc. was that of a soldier who never returned home from battle. The inscription only proved it was betrothal, and the design proves the rank and importance of the soldier. The head on this ring is common size and shape for two of the rares, the pentagram, and the marijuana leaf, that's when it ceases to be a dirty artifact and becomes an extremely valuable rarity.
I was the only four year old in 1977 who could distinguish the difference between the Mesopotamian and Sumerian people.

Thank you chrisp3111. I've fanned you as a fellow Crespi. And yes, it's a far, far better thing we do if futile for the invention of video games.

I have listed a couple coins, and I may be listing a 1183AD Christian Byzantine Andronicus Comnenus feat. Infant Christ/Virgin Mother next week.
Thank you for your interest.

Of course I have studied Archaic, Paolithic, and pre-English native America. 1/2 Cherokee on my Moms side and 1/4 on my Dads, but also 1/4 Irish. Being fractional Irish, I have to disagree with the term "white man", since my Irish ancestors were white, yet had no part in the oppression of my Native ancestors (the Irish were also oppressed in America and Ireland). I prefer the term "whitehair"..being that the British always wore the bleashed white curly haired wigs, even in battle, lol.
Another sterotype is that a native American and Irish mix, as myself, had no choice but to grow up a drunk. I can drink anyone under the table, but I also have three graduate degrees and a team of highly trained Archaologists and Forensic Scientists who, for some reason, look up to me..lol.
I don't mean to be a stickler, but I believe you mean Wasicu, which is a Sioux word, but doesn't just mean "white man", it refers to anyone non- Native American. :)

you never know. It could be Constantine's fingernail, then you could extract the DNA and make the worlds greatest Army.

It's ancient alright. 1700+ years old. I've always wanted to clean it to see who or what it may have belonged to. I used to dream there would be an inscription on the ban; "To Mary Megdalene with love, your loving husband JC", lol..but in Greek or Aramaic of course. You never know, JC was crucified, but arose from the dead, so who's to say they aren't married and still walking the earth today?

I'm getting rid of alot of Roman pieces, because they clash with my new interest; Mesopotamian and my old hobby; Extreme OCD.
I'll see if the boss will release her death grip on some of the nicer pieces. But, did you know that in ancient Rome, it was a privilege for the higher ranking soldier to wear a dark red ruby. They believed the dark red rough ruby would bring invincibility. I'll list one...

Danke junge schone frauleine. This ring would look wonderful on you. Perhaps with some of the locally mined diamonds and sapphires mounted.

maybe I will list one more coin. Very Rare Byzantine Andronicus Virgin mary/Infant Christ 1183AD.
Same size, shape, and patina as the Isaac II Angelus, but harder to find in this condition. Look for it late tonight or tomorrow after I write up the history on it; give me around three hours or so..and thank you for your interest and "kind words", lol.

Not to worry, I will be sure to include the history and fall of the American Empire along with my new listings, which unfortunately are all "Made in China - Without Pride" lol.