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LOT 0788
Roman Silver Ribbed Military Ring
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.84 grams, 23.58 mm overall, 21.06 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V 1/2, USA 10 3/4, Europe 24.4, Japan 23)).
Featuring a wide band with vertical ribbing to the outer face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector.
From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000.
Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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