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LOT 0666
Roman Bronze Ring with Inscription
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.54 grams, 23.00 mm overall, 16.93 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
The hoop with convex outer face and rounded octagonal bezel, later inscribed 'MARS'.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market around 2000s.
From the collection of an EU gentleman living in the UK.
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