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LOT 0692
Roman Ring with Julius Caesar Intaglio
1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.71 grams, 21.79 mm overall, 17.31 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
A copper-alloy finger ring with an oval-shaped bezel, set with a glass intaglio with profile bust left, probably Julius Caesar. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s.
Important European collection.
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