Sale 1914
New York
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6 December 2007
Price realised
USD 9,375
Estimate
A ROMAN GOLD AND NICOLO FINGER RING CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D. The hoop solid cast with angled sides, the expanding shoulders with deep ridges terminating at the bezel in volutes, the raised oval bezel set with the bevelled stone engraved with Mars, facing right, armed with a spear, shield and crested helmet 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm.) wide; ring size 6½
Provenance
Found on a farm in Somerset, England, 1960s. with Hundred Antiques, Toronto, 1993.
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