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LOT 0174
Roman Gold-Plated 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.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
Acquired on the English art market.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 182, for type.
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LOT 0174
Roman Gold-Plated Bronze Ring with Bust of Minerva
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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