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LOT 0169
Roman Carnelian Jupiter Gemstone in Gold Ring
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 in. (6.09 grams, 25.34 mm overall, 17.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
With intaglio profile image of Jupiter seated on a high-backed throne, wreath to the brow; in a later gold ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx M. Bartlett collection, 1990s.
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