4th century BC. A bronze ring with a narrow hoop expanding at the shoulders, oval sealing bezel with an engraved image of a young man looking left. Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 70-71, for type. 4.32 grams, 23.84mm overall, 19.27mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (1"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. The ring belongs to the archaeological typology of the 4th century BC. Rings with men's portraits are also typical of the Punic Sicily, see for example a ring from Agrigento [AG] (IT), in Paris, Cabinet des Médailles de la BnF, coll. Luynes, inv.56.524. [No Reserve] For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price