Exquisite 2,000-year-old sapphire ring thought to have belonged to Caligula goes on sale for $750000

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:58:58 +0300

An exquisite 2,000-year-old sapphire ring which is thought to have belonged to Roman Emperor Caligula - and is one of the 'Marlborough Gems' - is being sold for close to £500,000. The sky blue hololith, made from a single piece of the precious stone, is believed to have been owned by Caligula, who reigned from 37AD until his assassination four years later. The face engraved into the bezel is thought to be his fourth and last wife Caesonia.

Stunning Rare Photos Of The Emperor Nicholas II Fooling Around With His Friends In 1899

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:38:06 +0300

These photos cannot be called rare but still they are very cool to look at. They were taken in 1899 at Wolfsgarten castle not far from Darmstadt. On the photos are emperor Nicholas II, his spouse Alexandra Fedorovna and their friends – princess Ingeborg of Denmark, the Duchess of Darmstadt and prince Nicholas of Greece. As you may see nothing human was alien to the Russian arostocracy then.

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Exquisite 2,000-year-old sapphire ring thought to have belonged to Caligula goes on sale for $750000

Stunning Rare Photos Of The Emperor Nicholas II Fooling Around With His Friends In 1899