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LOT 0914
Roman and Other Bronze Artefact Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/4 - 1 3/4 in. (93 grams total, 5-46 mm).
Including crossbow brooch fragments, insert panel with an incuse profile bust, horse appliqué and other items. [19, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0914
Roman and Other Bronze Artefact Group
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Head with Cross Fourchee
4th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £950
Hollow-formed model male head with aperture to underside used as a 'money box'; with short beard and incised expanding-arm cross to the brow. 89 grams, 54 mm
German private collection, 1980s. with Artemis Gallery, 1990s. Private collection, acquired in 1999. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12866-241640.
Money boxes in the Roman Empire, particularly in the 4th century A.D., were used as practical containers for storing coins in everyday life. They were often made from pottery or metal, and while many examples had to be broken open, others were made with small doors or openings to allow access to the contents. -
Roman Terracotta Coin Forger's Mould
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Discoid clay mould with an impressed design of a coin on each face, one side with a radiate profile bust. 4.12 grams, 27 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Roman Blue Glass Phial
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bulbous body with a rounded bottom and a tubular neck with a trumpet-like mouth. 52 grams, 10.7 cm
Acquired from Desmond Thomas, Crawford Street, 14th February 1962, for £2.00 and 10 shillings. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.88.
