Georgian "Thessalonike of Macedon" Cameo Ring Size:10.5 It's a type 2 gold

It's a type 2 gold one dollar coin minted in the mid 19th Century (this style was only minted between 1854 and 1856)

A cool Georgian cameo ring dating from the turn of the 19th Century

1cm (including bail)

but the carnelian also stands out as a cross - the two symbols representing Hope and Faith respectively

There are fittings to the back that can be unscrewed allowing each of the gemset segments to move freely (swipe right to see)

Georgian "Thessalonike of Macedon" Cameo Ring Size:10.5 It's a type 2 goldDATE: Cameo: Georgian, c. 1820 A stunning Georgian sardonyx cameo ring dating from the early 19th Century. We believe the figure depicted is Thessalonike of Macedon, daughter of King Philip II and half sister of Alexander the Great. She wears a crested helmet with a mermaid on the side a reference to the Greek myth in which Thessalonike, distraught at the death of Alexander, dives into the sea in an attempt to end her own life. Instead of drowning,