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LOT 0874
Roman Silver Ring with Plain Bezel
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.28 grams, 20.66 mm overall, 16.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)).
With a wide D-section hoop, expanding shoulders with applied pellets, discoid bezel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an English collection formed before 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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