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LOT 0654
Roman Silver Ring with Inscription
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.63 grams, 18.62 mm overall, 15.21 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F, USA 2 3/4, Europe 3.67, Japan 3)).
With broad plaque, incised border to the raised bezel, incised legend 'EVTVN', each line ending with an impressed point; small size suitable for a child. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 232, for type.
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