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LOT 0161
Roman Gold Ring with Minerva Gemstone
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.24 grams, 26.31 mm overall, 20.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)).
With granule cluster to one shoulder, drum-shaped bezel with inset nicolo intaglio of Minerva helmetted with shield, axe and spear; restored.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Rogers collection, Suffolk, UK.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 211, 369.
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LOT 0161
Roman Gold Ring with Minerva Gemstone
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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