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LOT 0864
Roman Gold Ring with Nicolo Gemstone
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
3/4 in. (4.67 grams, 20.33 mm overall, 17.70 x 15.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)).
Comprising a D-section hoop with pairs of punched ring-and-dot motifs, a discoid flange to the bezel with similar decoration and a central cell with inset replacement nicolo cloison.
ProvenanceEx property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent.
Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 201, for type.
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LOT 0864
Roman Gold Ring with Nicolo Gemstone
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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