Gold ring, possibly Hellenistic 5th to 4th century BC to 2nd century AD

The fixed flat oval bezel with flat hoop depicting the profile of Nike, without wings, holding a wreath, size I.

Cf: John Boardman and Diana Scarisbrick, The Ralph Harari Collection of Finger Rings, Thames and Hudson 1977, plate 15, page 18, for a similar example of a gold ring depicting Fortuna from the second century BC.

Mounted in gold, with minor abrasions commensurate with age and wear and some rubbing to where the shoulders join the bezel. Weight approximately 6 grams.
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According to classical myth, Styx brought Nike and her siblings to Zeus when the god was assembling allies for the Titanomachy against the older deities. Nike assumed the role of the divine charioteer, a role in which she often is portrayed in Classical Greek art. Nike symbolic of victory would fly around battlefields rewarding the victors with glory and fame, and is depicted holding a wreath of Laurel or bay leaves.