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LOT 0865
Eastern Roman Dark Blue Gemstone with Rider to Left
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.26 grams, 9 mm).
Discoid in plan with an incuse horseman figure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000).
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