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LOT 0171
Roman Gold Ring with Emerald Cabochon
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.11 grams, 21.73 mm overall, 16.44 x 14.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I, USA 4 1/2, Europe 7.44, Japan 7)).
Hollow-formed with a later inset cabochon to the bezel.
ProvenancePrivate collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 353, for type.
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LOT 0171
Roman Gold Ring with Emerald Cabochon
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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