AN ANCIENT GANDHARAN COIN GOLD RING
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AN ANCIENT GANDHARAN COIN GOLD RING
The coin dating to the 3rd-4th century, the mounting somewhat later. Finely crafted with subtle decorations using beads, the top with an ancient Gandharan coin, minted to one side with a portrait of Alexander the great and a standing figure to the other.
Condition: Very good condition with expected wear.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Weight: 5.8 g
Dimensions: Inner ring diameter 2.2 cm
The coin dating to the 3rd-4th century, the mounting somewhat later. Finely crafted with subtle decorations using beads, the top with an ancient Gandharan coin, minted to one side with a portrait of Alexander the great and a standing figure to the other.
Condition: Very good condition with expected wear.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Weight: 5.8 g
Dimensions: Inner ring diameter 2.2 cm
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AN ANCIENT GANDHARAN COIN GOLD RING
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