| Object Number | 29-128-965 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Period | Imperial Roman Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Emerald | Gold |
| Technique | Cameo |
| Iconography | Roman Emperor | Maximinus | Signature |
| Description | Sommerville: Emerald. Maximinus Pius, thirtieth Emperor of Rome, A.D. 235-238. Greek cameo, signed. Gold Rings - Cameos, Case III. Vermeule: Emerald? Cameo. Laureate head of an Imperial personage facing 3/4 right. Sommerville identifies him as Maximinus, 30th Emperor of Rome. (A.D. 235-238). Cameo signed by Greek artist and reverse shows a figure of Victory holding up palm and wreath intaglio. The figure appears to have been copied from contemporary coins. Roman Imperial. |
| Height | 2.6 cm |
| Width | 2.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
| Other Number | 965 - Sommerville Gem Number |
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