With intaglio winged beast, forelegs extended; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.57 grams, 13.84 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Plano-convex type with incuse image of a horseman on rearing steed, plunging a spear into a coiled serpent; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.43 grams, 10 mm



Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.

The image is a precursor of the later iconography of military saints killing the dragon.

With intaglio sphinx advancing on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.11 grams, 14.49 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

With intaglio scene of a nude youth raising a basket with a drawstring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.48 grams, 13.21 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

With intaglio standing figure of Mercury wearing the petasos, holding the caduceus and supporting two bags; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.36 grams, 11.62 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Frieze depicting a seated Alexander the Great holding a ring or collar towards a philosopher emerging from a cauldron; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.24 grams, 16.27 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Diogenes of Sinope (c. 412-323 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism. He became famous for rejecting wealth, comfort, and social rules, choosing instead to live with very few possessions. He is often said to have lived in a large ceramic jar in Athens, sometimes described as a barrel or tub. Known for his sharp wit and simple way of life, he is also remembered for telling Alexander the Great to step out of his sunlight.

With intaglio profile female bust with wing to the shoulder and legend 'BIO' below (perhaps for bios 'life'); supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.54 grams, 13.66 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

With intaglio profile female bust with hair drawn up; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.26 grams, 7.02 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

With intaglio Cupid holding his bow beneath the curved branch of an olive tree; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.16 grams, 15.66 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

With intaglio Venus standing with palla draped around her hips, beside an altar; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.58 grams, 11.71 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

With intaglio nude figures, a herm of Priapus with an erect phallus adorned by a female worshipper with a wreath; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.52 grams, 13.13 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

With intaglio Mercury standing nude holding a caduceus beside Mars with spear and shield; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.40 grams, 11.56 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.