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LOT 0609
Roman Bronze Ring with Lion
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.57 grams, 23.72 mm overall, 19.59 x 17.86 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).
Featuring a D-section hoop and a lentoid bezel with a standing lion, possibly with a small prey animal in its jaws. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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