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LOT 0141
Large Roman Aubergine Glass Jug
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/4 in. (274 grams, 23.5 cm).
Piriform body on disc foot, tapering neck and applied collar to each end, broad everted rim, strap handle to the rear; in amber-coloured iridescent glass.
ProvenanceMayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.
Ex Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Opening Bid: £200
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Discoid clay mould with impressed design of a coin to each face. 3.46 grams, 24 mm
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Roman Bronze Military Diploma Fragment Issued Under Antoninus Pius for Mauretania Tingitana
161 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
An irregular diploma fragment with seven partial lines of densely arranged text to one side and nine lines of partial text to the other, translating to: a: [i]MP(erator) CAES(ar) DIVI HADRI[ani f(ilius) divi traiani] / 31 letters PART(hici) NEP(os) DIVI NERV[ae pron(epos) t(itus) aelius had] / 31 letters RIAN[u]S ANTONIN[us aug(ustus) pius pont(ifex) max(imus) / 29 letters [t]RIB(unicia) P[ot(estate) x]XIV IMP(erator) [ii co(n)s(ul) iv p(ater) p(atriae)] / 23 letters EQVITIB(us) ET PEDITIB[us qui milit(averunt) in al(is)] / 30 letters [iii qua]E APPELL(antur) I AVG(usta) GA[ll(orum) et i gall(orum)] / 28 letters [taurian(a)1 et] TAVRI[a]N(a) C(ivium) [r(omanorum) victr(ix) et coh(ortibus) ..2] / 29 letters [iii astur(um) c(ivium) r(omanorum) et ii s]VR(orum) SAG(ittariorum) ET [6-10 letters] / 28-30 letts [14-16 letters c(ivium)] R(omanorum) ET II [8-10 letters] // 28-30 letters? b: [i]MP(erator) CAES(ar) [divi hadriani f(ilius) divi traiani part(ici) nep(os)] / 38 letters DIVI [nervae pron(epos) t(itus) aelius hadrianus] / 30 letters ANTON[inus aug(ustus) pius pont(ifex) max(imus) trib(unicia) pot(estate)] / 30 letters XXIV [imp(erator) ii co(n)s(ul) iv p(ater) p(atriae)] / 16 letters EQVITIB(us) E[t peditibus qui milit(averunt) in al(is) iii quae appell(antur) i aug(usta)] / 47 letters GALL(orum) ET I G[all(orum) taurian(a)3 et taurian(a) c(ivium) r(omanorum) victr(ix) et coh(ortibus) ..4 iii] / 44 letters ASTVR(um) [c(ivium)] R(omanorum) E[t ii sur(orum) sag(ittariorum) .... i ituraeor(um)?5] /40 letters C(ivium) R(omanorum) ET V DAMAT[(arum)6 c(ivium) r(omanorum) et ii hispan(orum) et iv gall(orum)?7 et i asturum] / 38 letters ET CALLAE[c(orum)] E[t ........] / [ca. 6 letters] C(ivium) R(omanorum) ET [.......] / [.... et sunt in mauretania tingitana sub q(uinto) claudio feroce aeronio montano]. 12 grams, 53 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a gentleman collector. Accompanied by a copy of an illustrated transliteration report by Dr Ittai Gradel. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
