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LOT 0703
Roman Silver Ring with Profile Bust Gemstone
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.95 grams, 21.16 mm overall, 16.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)).
With later inset stone intaglio of a profile helmetted bust.
ProvenanceAcquired between the 1960s-early 1990s.
From an old UK private collector from Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK.
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 192, for type.
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