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LOT 0201
Roman Gold Ring with Sardonyx Gemstone
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.65 grams, 19.11 mm overall, 13.53 mm internal diameter).
With D-section shank and steep facetted shoulders, inset sardonyx gemstone.
ProvenancePrivate European collection, acquired 2000.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 304, for type.
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LOT 0201
Roman Gold Ring with Sardonyx Gemstone
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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