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LOT 0744
Roman Bronze Ring with Wheat Stalk
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.96 grams, 26.65 mm overall, 19.25 x 16.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with angled shoulders, oval bezel with a wheat stalk. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Group
1st-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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Roman Bronze Ring with Seated Fortuna Gemstone
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
D-section hoop and ellipsoid bezel with inset gemstone, intaglio motif of a seated goddess holding a sword blade-uppermost. 2.03 grams, 21.6 mm overall, 15.7 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
