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LOT 0991
Fragment of a Large Roman Gnostic Gemstone with Inscription to the Reverse
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (3.99 grams, 28 mm).
Bifacial fragment with incised border; Side A - upper body of standing figure with arms raised beside nimbate figure surmounted by a star and feather; Side B - two ruled horizontal bands with lightly-incised text. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0991
Fragment of a Large Roman Gnostic Gemstone with Inscription to the Reverse
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a biconvex body with applied basal ring, tubular neck with carinated rim, ribbed strap handle to the rear. 196 grams, 12.6 cm
From the collection of the late Bernard C. Pickard, Hampshire, UK, the owner of Bernard C. Pickard Antiquities, which closed in 1987, he had been collecting since the mid 1950s.
Bernard Pickard was a close friend of Richard Hattatt, the renowned author of several books on ancient brooches. Hattatt acknowledges in his first book, Ancient & Romano-British Brooches, published in 1982, that Mr Pickard first aroused his interest in brooches and inspired him in writing his books during his retirement. Mr Pickard also wrote the foreword to the section on Roman animal brooches, op. cit. p.158-160. -
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5th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
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1st-20th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
