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LOT 0684
Roman Bronze Ring with Lion
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.42 grams, 20.98 mm overall, 16.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)).
Trumpet bezel with frontal parts of a rampant lion, ribbed shoulders. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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