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LOT 660

Estimate
GBP (£) 500 - 800
EUR (€) 590 - 940
USD ($) 640 - 1,020

ROMAN - GOLD RING WITH 'WINGED FIGURE' INTAGLIO GEMSTONE
(6.73 grams, 19.85 mm overall, internal 16.74 x 17.62 mm.).

Circa 2nd-3rd century AD. A plain hoop of sheet gold with rounded shoulders, the bezel set with a light orange carnelian intaglio gemstone depicting a winged Victory facing left.

PROVENANCE:
From an old European collection.

CONDITION