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LOT 0836
Roman Bronze Ring with 'VTER FELIX'
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.32 grams, 21.11 mm overall, 18.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse legend 'VTER / FELIX' for utere felix (use [this and be] lucky). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 264, for type.
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