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LOT 1019
Roman Bronze Ring with Glass Gem
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.92 grams, 24.70 mm overall, 20.35 x 16.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)).
With broad tapering shoulders, plaque inset with an ellipsoid intaglio profile bust. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
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