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LOT 1365
Parthian Ring with Bust of a King
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.75 grams, 21.11 mm overall, 14.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F 1/2, USA 3, Europe 4.3, Japan 4)).
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse bearded bust. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 31, for type.
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