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LOT 0748
Roman Silver Ring with Carnelian Animal Gemstone
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.27 grams, 22.88 mm overall, 19.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
With wide shoulders and a rub-over bezel set with an orange carnelian intaglio engraved with a standing horned quadruped, possibly a goat.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0748
Roman Silver Ring with Carnelian Animal Gemstone
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Roman Silver Ring with Standing Figure
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Opening Bid: £5
Flat-section hoop and discoid bezel, incuse noched border enclosing a standing figure (perhaps Victory) holding a staff with a second staff to its rear, flanked by laurel leaves; chipped. 1.86 grams, 17.85 mm overall, 16.54 x 13.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A69.
