finger-ring; intaglio; pseudo-coin

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Object Type: finger-ring; intaglio; pseudo-coin
Museum number: 1978,1002.732
Description: Gold finger-ring set with a cornelian intaglio of the profile head of Apollo, imitating Roman Republican coins of c90BC.
Production date: 19thC
Production place: Made in: Italy (?)
Materials: gold; cornelian
Technique
Dimensions: Length: 1 centimetres
Curator's comments: Text from catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift (Gere et al 1984) no 843: For the use of coin types in antiquity see Middleton 1891. (Charlotte Gere)
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names
Acquisition name: Donated by: Anne Hull Grundy; Donated by: Prof John Hull Grundy
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1978-1981
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1978,1002.732
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: HG.732 (masterlist number)

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