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A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN FINGER RING

CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.

    Price Realised USD 20,000
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    USD 2,500 - USD 3,500
    Closed: 10 Dec 2015
    A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN FINGER RING

    CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.

    Price Realised USD 20,000
    Closed: 10 Dec 2015
    Price Realised USD 20,000
    Closed: 10 Dec 2015
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    A ROMAN GOLD AND CARNELIAN FINGER RING
    CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
    The hoop rounded on the exterior, flat on the interior, the oval bezel overlapping the shoulders, centered by a raised collar, set with a flat carnelian, engraved with a Greek inscription reading: "Lion, binding all the way, gold-guardian," the central row divided by an ant
    13⁄16 in. (2 cm.) wide; ring size 7

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    with Joseph G. Gerena, New York, 1999.
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