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LOT 0206

Sold for (Inc. bp): £572

ROMAN SILVER RING WITH FLY GEMSTONE
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.31 grams, 23.14 mm overall, 18.48 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)).

With a round-section hoop; closed oval setting with moss agate(?) intaglio engraved with a fly with hatched abdomen.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

CONDITION
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