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LOT 0155
Roman Gilt Bronze Ring with Inscription
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (19.26 grams, 32 mm overall, 16.61 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
D-section hoop with expanding shoulders and raised oval bezel with inscription 'YMHK'; traces of gilding.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, items 187-8, 635-6, 652, for the type.
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LOT 0155
Roman Gilt Bronze Ring with Inscription
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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