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LOT 0722
Roman and Later Bronze and Silver Ring Group
1ST-19TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (32 grams total, 19-28 mm).
Mixed group of rings comprising: a D-section ring; a ring with angled shoulders and raised circular bezel; a ring with slender hoop and bezel set with a blue intaglio with two figures; a large ring with rectangular bezel with '1888' with a cross above; a ring with large rectangular bezel with faint remains of an inscription; a ring with forked shoulders and the bezel set with a dark green glass intaglio with a low-relief image of a doe before a tree; a ring with an oval pale orange carnelian intaglio bearing an inscription. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
