MOTTO "SEMPER FIDELIS" INTAGLIO CARVED BELOW LION HEAD ARMORIAL

"Semper Fidelis" * motto
below lion-head-with-fish armorial, intaglio carved in carnelian; serpent shoulders 14k gold antique ring.
American, circa 1850-60
* (Ancient motto for a number of ancient British Isle - especially Scottish and Irish - families. The USMC adopted the motto in 1883.)
finger now size 6 (reduced from a larger size)
weight .359 troy ounce.

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