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LOT 0799
Roman Bronze Signet Ring with Hare Motif
3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.65 grams, 24.33 mm overall, 20.11 x 17.64 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
With slightly upturned shoulders, disc bezel with incuse figure of a hare. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from the Cumberland Coin Show in 1998.
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 197.
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