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LOT 0759
Roman Bronze Ring with Goddess
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (7.05 grams, 21.58 mm overall, 16.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/4, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
With ellipsoid plaque, incuse image of a robed female in profile holding a cornucopia, possibly Fortuna. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, England.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 196, for type.
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