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LOT 0871

Roman Silver Ring with Palm Branch

1ST CENTURY A.D.

3/4 in. (4.89 grams, 20.04 mm overall, 14.82 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)).

Rounded ellipsoid plaque with incised palm frond. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 178.

CONDITION

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LOT 0871

Roman Silver Ring with Palm Branch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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