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LOT 1250
Roman and Other Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
13 3/4 in. (16.9 grams, 35 cm).
Composed of mixed beads with a large oblate bead and a reused ring as a central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1250
Roman and Other Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Black Glass Bead Bracelet
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed mainly of oblate and barrel-shaped beads, restrung with an elasticated string. 4.04 grams, 17.2 cm
Ex Ancient Art Shop, Windsor, UK, 1990s. Ex private collection. -
'Caerleon' Roman Roof Tile Fragment with LEG II AVG Legionary Stamp
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £25
Thick section of a tile with stamped 'LEG II AVG' across the front, an inked collector's number 31.36.65 to one side and a taped label reading 'Caerleon Roman bathouse (sic)' on the reverse. 174 grams, 72 mm
Found at Caerleon Bathhouse, Newport, Wales, UK. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
The Caerleon Roman barracks served as a base for the Roman Second Augustan Legion and held upwards of 5000 soldiers. -
'Reculver Fort' Roman Iron Object
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a sturdy iron handle with rounded end, conical shoulder with lead block, circular sidewall with a slot to the upper face; old collector's ticket: 'Unidentified metal object from beach at Reculver. B.M. say probably Roman'; cellophane sleeve applied. 167 grams, 13.6 cm
Found Reculver, Kent, UK, and elsewhere 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.
