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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH PORTRAIT CABOCHON 2nd-3rd century AD A gold ring with bifacial ‘barley’ hoop supporting oval bezel with ropework border and eight clusters of three granulated beads below hatched setting holding cut and polished green glass cabochon with intaglio male bust. 5.49 grams, 21.25mm overall, 18.71mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (¾"). Very fine condition. A large wearable size. £800 - 1,000 EUR 880 - 1,100 USD 1,040 - 1,300
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Provenance From the private collection of Antony John Scammell (1937-2019); acquired from John Cummings Ltd, Grantham, UK, in 2000; accompanied by the original invoice.
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‘THE PALGRAVE’ ROMAN GOLD RING 2nd-4th century AD A gold ring with squashed flat-section hoop decorated with two applied bands of twists between two bands of pellets; ellipsoidal bezel with ropework border and raised setting holding cut glass insert. 7.44 grams, 26.19mm overall, 21.83mm internal diameter (approximate size British -, USA -, Europe -, Japan -) (1"). Fine ‘as found’ condition. £800 - 1,000 EUR 880 - 1,100 USD 1,040 - 1,300 Provenance Found with the use of a metal detector near Palgrave, Norfolk, UK, circa 1994/5; reported to Andrew Rogerson of Norfolk Landscape Archaeology, Gressenhall, Norfolk, and returned to the finder.
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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH FORTUNA GEMSTONE 2nd-3rd century AD A heavy gold ring with pentagonal-section hoop, ‘inset’ shoulders and octagonal bezel with raised oval-shaped setting with beaded border, set with a nicolo(?) gemstone with Fortuna standing right, holding cornucopia and other attributes. 18.27 grams, 26.83mm overall, 17.56mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14) (1"). Very fine condition. £2,500 - 3,500 EUR 2,750 - 3,850 USD 3,240 - 4,540 Provenance Property of a London lady, part of her family’s collection; acquired in the 1970s; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10140-167654.
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Literature Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 350, for type.
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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH SCORPION GEMSTONE 1st century AD A small gold finger ring with spurs to the shoulders, cell with inset limestone cloison, intaglio scorpion motif. 5.45 grams, 19mm overall, 14.93mm internal diameter (approximate size British H½, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6) (¾"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 550 - 770 USD 650 - 910
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Provenance Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman; acquired before 2000.
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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GODDESS GEMSTONE 2nd-4th century AD A gold ring with D-section hoop expanding to an ellipsoidal bezel; cut and polished carnelian gemstone with intaglio standing female figure, probably a deity. 2.94 grams, 22.57mm overall, 18.35mm internal diameter (approximate size British K½, USA 5½, Europe 10.58, Japan 10) (¾"). Fine condition. £500 - 700 EUR 550 - 770 USD 650 - 910 Provenance Ex Shiraz Antiques, London, W1, in 1998.
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