Roman Bronze Ring for 'Sixtus'

2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (3.34 grams, 21.50 mm overall, 18.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).

Ellipsoid bezel with 'SIXT' in seriffed capitals. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 459, for type.

Footnotes

The Roman personal name 'Sixtus' is usually assumed to be an adaptation of Greek 'Ξυστος' meaning 'polished. However, in Latin, it originally indicated the sixth child born in the family.

CONDITION

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