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LOT 1142
Roman Gold Ring with Conical Ruby-Coloured Gem
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.11 grams, 20.00 mm overall, 15.23 x 13.88 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).
Flat-section faceted shank with bezel formed as four granules flanking a tubular cell with inset red glass pointed gemstone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 251, for type.
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LOT 1142
Roman Gold Ring with Conical Ruby-Coloured Gem
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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