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LOT 0655
Roman Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.71 grams, 22.43 mm overall, 17.27 mm internal diameter).
With gemstone stud, inscribed vexillum motif; hoop damaged.
Provenance
From a gentleman's London, UK, collection, in the 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 194, for type.
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