Roman and Other Mixed Bead Collection

Shallow bowl with flared sidewall and low foot; stamped to the centre 'T[...]I'; old collector's card: 'Samian ware Roman dish of Dragendoff 18/31 form i.e. a plate with a low [?] or less oblique and slightly rounded wall, and a semi-circular lip. Perfect save for a small fragment missing from just beneath the rim...Potters mark in centre I.A.....M possibly IANVA M i.e. IANVARIS of [?], period Domitian-Hadrian- St Christopher's Place, 20/5/59'. 375 grams, 17.5 cm wide



Found at St Alban's, Hertfordshire, UK, in the late 1950s. 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 identification card written by Peter Clayton.

Broad and squat with deeply indented discus bearing a low-relief scene of two gladiators wearing padded, hooped armour, one with a small square shield and falx, the other with a domed shield and a longer bladed weapon, each with a wide-brimmed Thracian-type helmet; loop handle partly absent; old collector's card: 'Roman lamp, buff with orange slip, late 1st or early 2nd century A.D. Heart shaped nozzle, handle missing. on the 'discus' two gladiators fighting. They are both of the 'Thrax' class i.e. Thracians. the one on the left holds an oblong buckle and a short curved dagger ('sica') that on the right holds a small round shield ('clipeus') and sword. Both wear helmets ('galea'), armour, and greaves ('ocrea'). Portobello Rd, 31 May 1958.' 113 grams, 12.4 cm



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 identification card written by Peter Clayton.

Piriform body with flattened base and expanding rim. 7.13 grams, 25 mm



London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.