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LOT 1189
Large Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (58.4 grams, 87 mm).
With onion-knop finials, thick bow, chamfered sections to the foot and a hinged pin to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1189
Large Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Roman Gilt Bronze Ring with Inscription
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Opening Bid: £150
D-section hoop with expanding shoulders and raised oval bezel with inscription 'YMHK'; traces of gilding. 19.26 grams, 32 mm overall, 16.61 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Forger's Mould for a Constantine Coin
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Discoid clay mould with an impressed design of a coin on each face. 4.49 grams, 26 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Late Roman Group of Gemstones
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £180
Comprising: domed rectangular type with incuse cross pommee, elipsoid type with incuse anchor, similar with chi-rho christogram, and another with dove holding a cross in its beak (chipped); each with an impression, 1.09 grams total, 7-10 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
