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LOT 0860
Roman Silver Ring Group
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (17.5 grams total, 22-23 mm).
Comprising: a flat-section ring with vertical ribs; a ring with a recess to accept a stone insert; a slender ring with a bird intaglio. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Dunmow, UK, collection; formed from 1970.
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