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LOT 0697
Bronze Ring with VICTOR
ROMAN, 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
3/4 in. (4.90 grams, 20.48 mm overall, 16.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
Ellipsoid bezel with notched rim, six impressed saltires with engraved name 'VICTOR' in the middle; the engraver first made a mistake: instead of the 'T', there was first a C, which was corrected to T. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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