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LOT 0669
Roman Bronze Ring with Bird
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.30 grams, 22.97 mm overall, 19.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)).
With a slender D-section hoop and an oval bezel with a standing bird with its wings spread. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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