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LOT 0682
Roman Silver Ring with Gemstone
3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.92 grams, 26.70 mm overall, 21.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q 1/2, USA 8 1/4, Europe 18.12, Japan 17)).
The hoop expanding to openwork double peltate shoulders, bezel set with intaglio gemstone portraying the goddess Fortuna. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 206.
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