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LOT 0806
Roman Bronze Ring with Stag
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.33 grams, 17.70 mm overall, 15.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Lentoid bezel with intaglio figure of a deer recumbent on a baseline. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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