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LOT 0693
Roman Bronze Ring with Swan
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (5.13 grams, 23.34 mm overall, 19.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)).
With stepped shoulders, plaque with incuse profile bird, probably a swan. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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