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LOT 0707
Roman and Later Ring Collection
1ST-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (76 grams total, 17-24 mm).
A mixed group of copper-alloy finger rings of various types and sizes, including examples with incised geometric motifs, stars, plants, ring-and-dot motifs. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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