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LOT 0775
Roman Gold Ring with Oval Bezel
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.99 grams, 21.94 mm overall, 16.80 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
With plain ellipsoid integral plaque and slender hoop.
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 162, for type.
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