Roman Bronze Ring with Walking Lion

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (1.37 grams, 19.70 mm overall, 18.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).

Featuring a slender hoop and fluted shoulders, an oval bezel with an advancing lion with its tail raised. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

CONDITION

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