This ring features an antique coin, engraved with the portrait of Faustina the Younger, Empress of Ancient Rome, set quietly in a silver and gold base.
Believed to have been issued in the Roman Empire around the 2nd century AD, this coin depicts the empress's profile and a two-tiered temple-like structure. The inscription "SAECVLI FELICITAS" on the reverse translates to "the prosperity of the age." This design, symbolizing the permanence of the dynasty and future stability rather than the deification of an individual, conveys the quiet hopes of the people of that era to the present day.
The arms are sculpted to resemble temple columns, supported by a base. By layering two metals with different textures and carving each piece individually to match the coin's outline, the coin and its structure are brought together into a single form.
A coin inherited through time and contemporary design quietly converge. This piece embodies the philosophy of Hephol.
