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LOT 0638
Roman Silver Ring with Victory
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.95 grams, 21.19 mm overall, 18.30 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
A silver ring composed of a D-section hoop and roughly oval-shaped bezel engraved with a figure of winged Victory standing left, wearing a helmet and holding a wreath in her extended hand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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