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LOT 1006
Roman Bronze Ring with Gladitorial Lion
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.20 grams, 23.11 mm overall, 20.35 x 15.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
The hoop expanding towards the shoulders, with an oval bezel with an incuse image of a lion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
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