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LOT 0940

Roman Bronze Ring with Aquila

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (7.70 grams, 27.70 mm overall, 19.23 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).

With cup-shaped bezel flanked by spurs to the shoulders, incuse eagle motif.

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 368, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0940

Roman Bronze Ring with Aquila

Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)

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