The ring sold for more than three times it was expected to go for.
“Tupac’s gold crown ring is a creation purely from his imagination, tooled and re-tooled according to the icon’s specifications until perfect. Reflecting his recent affinity for Niccolo Machiavelli’s political manifesto—Tupac would start going by “Makaveli” after reading The Prince while incarcerated—Tupac modeled his design after the crowns of the medieval kings of Europe in ‘an act of self-coronation,’” Fula said, according to Sotheby’s.
Tupac wore the ring on his left hand ring finger at his last public appearance on September 4, 1996 at the MTV Video Music Awards, according to Sotheby’s. Before the auction, itThe rapper’s bespoke jewelry piece was sold as part of a sale of hip-hop artifacts that included letters from Tupac and a demo tape of his single “Trapped.
The sale isn’t the only reason Tupac is back in the headlines. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department recently executed a search warrant at the home of a man who said he witnessed the 1996 drive-by shooting that claimed the icon’s life, reported. Magazine articles about the rapper’s life and death were among items removed from the residence.
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