Legio VII has to be among the most renowned
Roman Legions and was one of the two legions used in Caesar's invasion of
Britain. Later they were in Dacian Wars under
Trajan and brought the
head of
Decebalus to the emperor.
They were
still an important legion in the reign of
Gallienus as a coin of
his honors them, and are known to have been
still active until at least the end of the 4th century.
So they were around for a very long time, increasing the chances of a number of their
rings surviving until the present day.
I would have thought a
legionary ring of theirs would have the legion’s emblem which was a
bull.
A can’t make out what the image on the ring is but I would be surprised if it was a
bull. Of course it could be one of their
rings with another attribute personal to the owner, and it certainly looks like other
legionary rings I have seen.
Just out of interest is the ring made of bronze or silver?
Best regards,
Steve