Roman Bone Bifacial Roundel with Imperial Bust of Maximinus II Daia and Inscription

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 in. (3.84 grams, 29 mm).

Large section of a roundel with a profile bust of an emperor (Maximinus II Daia ?) with a short, dressed beard and hair, the reverse with an inscription '□PωTAC' and letter Z (or N) below. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Literature

Cf. for comparison a portrait of Maximinus II Daia on an intaglio in Malgouyres, P., Engraved Gems, Cameos, intaglios and rings of the Guy Ladriere Collection, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 2022, no.170.

CONDITION

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LOT 0761