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LOT 0884

Roman Bronze Key Ring

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (13.7 grams, 29 mm).

Comprising a barrel-shaped ring with cranked shank and cluster of wards. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 371, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0884

Roman Bronze Key Ring

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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