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LOT 0491
Graeco-Roman Bronze Ring with Inscription
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.03 grams, 26.58 mm overall, 18.68 x 16.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
A substantial ring with expanding shoulders, a large oval bezel with 'ΠK'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0491
Graeco-Roman Bronze Ring with Inscription
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £300
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Etruscan Carnelian Scarab with Sphinx in Later Victorian Silver Mount
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
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Large Greek Bronze Ring with Leaping Lion
Hellenistic, circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a slender hoop and a thick oval bezel with a stylised lion motif. 5.50 grams, 26.35 mm overall, 20.90 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
