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LOT 0838
Roman Bronze Ring with Lion
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.08 grams, 25.61 mm overall, 22.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
D-section hoop expanding at the shoulders, oval plaque bezel with a leaping lion facing left. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Norri collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1980s-1990s.
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