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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.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London.
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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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Roman Decorated Glass Pendant Group
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Comprising six discoid pendants with impressed motifs, five with integral loops; four with an image of an advancing lion, one with a facing medusa head, and one with two opposing male heads, pierced twice for suspension. 11.12 grams total, 17-26 mm
London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. -
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Roman 'The Wakefield' Bronze Founding of Rome Commemorative Military Phalera
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With high-relief image depicting a she-wolf in profile advancing beneath a tree, with an infant or boy (Romulus?) on its back, nude and looking up towards the tree. 39 grams, 62 mm
Mostly intact, good condition.
Believed to have been found in Wakefield, UK, in the 1960s. From the Roman 'Invasion Period' private collection of Brian Riley, Wakefield, UK, 1960s-2007. Acquired from Brian Riley, Yorkshire, UK, circa 2007. Property of a Stowmarket, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Military phalerae usually depicted heads of the gods, spirits of the underworld, birds and lions. The higher officers in the Roman army had the custom of wearing a rich suite of phalerae with its straps directly attached to leather garments or doublets, worn over their armour. These decorations were awarded in sets, commonly of nine, although sources confirm that this was not an always the case. -
Large Roman Bronze Military Mount
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Composed of a central domed boss and openwork volutes to the sides; for a sword belt or a chariot. 69 grams, 14 cm wide
Good condition, very rare
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
