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LOT 0867
Roman Bronze Ring with Victory
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.18 grams, 20.76 mm overall, 16.56 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Ribbed shoulders and ellipsoid plaque with intaglio winged Victory standing holding an effigy in her outstretched hand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 263, for type.
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