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LOT 0908
Roman Silver Beetle Ring
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (0.43 grams, 20.35 mm overall, 15.99 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Flat-section penannular body, angled bezel with a low-relief beetle motif. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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