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LOT 0115
Roman Gold Ring
3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (4.71 grams, 22.35 mm overall, 16.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)).
With broad ellipsoid hoop and conical shoulders, squat disc bezel.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 182, for type.
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