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live December 9 | 02:00 PM
Gorny & Mosch

217 - Modern gold ring with an antique jasper gemstone depicting Mars. Roman gem, 1st–2nd century AD. 10.72 g, ring size 54–55. Gold ring with a band that widens toward the top, featuring two hallmarks on the outside. Set on the band is a tall oval gemstone of red jasper; the intaglio depicts Mars wearing a helmet, holding a tropaeum, a shield, and a lance. Gold! Tiny fragments of the gemstone are missing; otherwise intact. Provenance: ex Gorny & Mosch 319, 2026, Lot 507. Ex Gorny & Mosch 316, 2025, Lot 237; ex K.A. Collection, Paris, since the 1990s.

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€1,600

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Estimation

€1,600 - 2,000

Sale fees

28%

Modern gold ring with an antique jasper gemstone depicting Mars. Roman gem, 1st–2nd century AD. 10.72 g, ring size 54–55. Gold ring with a band that widens toward the top, featuring two hallmarks on the outside. Set on the band is a tall oval gemstone of red jasper; the intaglio depicts Mars wearing a helmet, holding a tropaeum, a shield, and a lance. Gold! Tiny fragments of the gemstone are missing; otherwise intact. Provenance: ex Gorny & Mosch 319, 2026, Lot 507. Ex Gorny & Mosch 316, 2025, Lot 237; ex K.A. Collection, Paris, since the 1990s.

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Auction details

Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)
Wednesday, December 9
02:00 PM
Maximiliansplatz 20
80333 Munich, Germany

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Gorny & Mosch +(49)8.92.42.26.430 info@gmcoinart.de
On Drouot for 5 years avec More than 18,000 lots published

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