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LOT 1480
Roman Style Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (37 grams total, 19-30 mm).
A mixed group of ancient Roman style artefacts comprising: a sestertius of Antoninus Pius, probably a replica; a cameo gemstone displaying a female bust on profile left; a discoid cameo stone displaying a winged cherub; a gold ring composed of a double-loop band with openwork centre, discoid bezel decorated with polychrome glass beads mounted around a central gold foliate sheet. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFamily collection formed before 1980.
Ex property of a Richmond gentleman.
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