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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.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Opening Bid: £375
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