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 View CategoriesHome > Catalog > |Antiquities| > |Antiquities by Type| > |Weapons & Tools| > |Other Weapons & Tools| > AS79097Roman, Bronze Ring-Key, 2nd - 4th Century A.D. Roman ring-keys were usually worn on belt or string, or carried in a purse, not worn on the finger, and were usually used to open a strongbox or cabinet. Roman ring keys were made of bronze, brass or iron. Pollio notes many ring-keys identified as Roman [in online sales] are actually medieval and replicas and fakes exist. This is, of course, a genuine Roman era specimen. To learn about Roman padlocks, Roman chest locks, Roman door locks, etc., see Donald| Jackson's Roman| Gallery| of Locks| Keys| & |Seals in NumisWiki.
AS79097. Roman bronze ring-key, Milovanivic-Mrdjic type II/1, fig. 6 & pl. 2, 36; Guiraud type 5a; Pollio p. 63; 32mm long, complete and intact, rough corrosion, SOLD
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