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LOT 0559
Roman Bronze Signet Ring with Bust
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.68 grams, 24.22 mm overall, 18.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
With D-section hoop, ellipsoid bezel with incuse profile bust of Sol Invictus wearing a solar crown. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
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