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LOT 1308
Large Roman Carnelian and Other Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (6.18 grams total, 10-12 mm).
Comprising twelve intaglios, including: a lion attacking an antelope, a leaping panther facing back, a cabochon with a seated figure, a prancing horse with a dog(?) behind, a helmeted warrior at rest, two with a profile bust, a warrior shooting a bow, a bull browsing a tree, standing Victory, and two with a standing figure. [12]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London.
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LOT 1308
Large Roman Carnelian and Other Gemstone Collection
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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St Albans Roman Pottery Sherd Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large group of fragments, including a ribbed handle, some showing a footed base, and some redware fragments; most with an inked collector's note. 2.47 kg total, 2.6-19.3 cm
Found at Blue House Hill, St Albans, 1955-1956. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Roman Terracotta Coin Forger's Mould
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. 4.9 grams, 27 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Roman Military Bronze Diploma Fragment
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £55
Bifacial type with texts set perpendicular to each other: Side 1 - '[N]ERIANNIS[.] /[.]SCRIPTA[.]/[.]XVNCIN['.]; Side 2 - '[..]MIS / [.]NNVM['] / [.]H[.]'. 5.02 grams, 32 mm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
