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LOT 0870

Roman Gold Ring with IHS and Fish Gemstone

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (2.49 grams, 20.11 mm overall, 11.35 x 14.74 mm internal diameter.).

Hollow-formed hoop with broad shoulders, shallow cell with inset jasper intaglio of a fish with cross potent above and 'IHC' retrograde below; possibly a marriage.

Provenance

From the E.M. collection, acquired in Washington DC, USA, in the 1960s.
Shown to Sotheby’s, Bond Street, London, UK, in 1980, authenticated and described as Roman Christian, gifted to the present owner in 2004.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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A Rare Early Christian Example

LOT 0870

Roman Gold Ring with IHS and Fish Gemstone

Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

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