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LOT 0182

Amethyst Apollo Gemstone

ROMAN, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. OR LATER

1/2 in. (1.09 grams, 16 mm).

With intaglio profile portrait bust with frond; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London.

CONDITION

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LOT 0182

Amethyst Apollo Gemstone

Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)

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