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LOT 0790
Roman Bronze Ring with Lion
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.71 grams, 24.91 mm overall, 16.23 x 19.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 61/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).
Featuring a D-section hoop expanding towards the shoulders, an oval bezel with a leaping lion motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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