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LOT 256494
Roman Gilt Bronze Ring with Bust of Minerva
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.23 grams, 24.14 mm overall, 17.40 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).
Integral scaphoid bezel with female bust modelled in the round.
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
Acquired on the English art market.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 182, for type.
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LOT 256494
Roman Gilt Bronze Ring with Bust of Minerva
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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