This genuine Ancient Roman silver coin has been mounted in a modern 18 karat gold ring.

Julia Maesa was a powerful player in Roman politics. She was the brains behind the plot to overthrow Emperor Macrinus and restore the Severan dynasty in the person of her grandson, Elagabalus.

The Roman Empire was a system of theoretically constrained autocracy. The Emperor was supposed to be accepted by the Senate, which was supposed to be representing the people. It became difficult to restrain the autocrats. The succession problem was never solved. Many Emperors were murdered. In the 4th century AD the Empire was split for administrative purposes into eastern and western branches, the west devolving into local kingdoms in the 5th century AD, while the eastern branch continued as what we call the Byzantine Empire until 1453. 

The setting in 18kt yellow gold
Size: 6 1/2
Weight: 10,53gr.