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LOT 0718
Roman Silver Ring with Palm Branch
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.11 grams, 19.64 mm overall, 16.84 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)).
With D-section hoop and ellipsoid bezel with incuse frond motif. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 180, for type.
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