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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.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Rogers collection, Suffolk, UK.
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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