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LOT 0155
Roman Gold Ring with Imperial Eagle Holding Victory Wreath
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (7.90 grams, 33.15 mm overall, 17.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)).
Comprising a broad hoop with applied ropework bands to the exterior, cup bezel with cell and inset carnelian intaglio of an eagle holding a wreath in its beak; Eastern Empire.
Provenance
Ex European private collection, 1990s.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 482, for type.
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LOT 0155
Roman Gold Ring with Imperial Eagle Holding Victory Wreath
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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