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LOT 0645
Roman Bronze Ring with Bust
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.08 grams, 25.08 mm overall, 19.60 x 20.52 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
The hoop with a raised boss at the base, an oval bezel with a profile male bust wearing a diadem.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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