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    ANCIENT JEWELRY

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    11 December 2003

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    • A ROMAN GOLD AND AMETHYST FING
    Lot 404

    A ROMAN GOLD AND AMETHYST FINGER RING

    CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

    Price realised

    USD 2,151

    Estimate

    USD 2,000 - USD 3,000

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    A ROMAN GOLD AND AMETHYST FINGER RING
    Circa 2nd Century A.D.
    The hollow hoop round in section, expanding at the shoulders, the bezel set with a flat oval stone engraved with a seated Fortuna, the draped goddess holding a cornucopia and a ship's rudder
    7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) wide; ring size 4

    Provenance

    Acquired by the current owner's family in the 1980s.

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