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Roman Gold Ring of Domnos and Panthea Roman Gold Ring of Domnos and Panthea Roman Gold Ring of Domnos and Panthea
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LOT 0086

Roman Gold Ring of Domnos and Panthea

2ND CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (5.70 grams, 19.30 mm overall, 16.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)).

With flat shoulders and raised ellipsoid plaque, pointillé Greek inscription 'ΔΟΜΝο / CΠΑΝ / Θ[.]A' (Domnos Panthea).

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 228, for type.

Footnotes

It is likely that the inscription refers to a husband and wife, 'Domnos' being a known male name and 'Panthea' a female one.

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LOT 0086

Roman Gold Ring of Domnos and Panthea

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105

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