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LOT 0659
Roman Bronze Ring
3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.34 grams, 27.81 mm overall, 14.31x18.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Featuring a D-section hoop with wide, angled shoulders, a round bezel with a quiver(?) and an arrow. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 182, for type.
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