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LOT 0906
Late Roman Bronze Ring Inscribed 'Jesus'
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.74 grams, 22.53 mm overall, 17.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
With rectangular bezel, inscribed 'IHC / OYC' (Iesous = 'Jesus'); shank split. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old UK collection, 1980s.
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