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LOT 1144
Roman Bone Gaming Dice Pair
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/8 in. (2.3 grams total, 8 mm each).
Comprising two cuboid dice with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [2]
ProvenanceEx London gentlemans collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1144
Roman Bone Gaming Dice Pair
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£90 (EUR 104; USD 122) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Statue Plinth with Inscription for Publius Licinius Valerianus
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,175
Hollow rectangular plinth with everted basal rim; hastily incised, five-line Greek inscription on one side: 'Αυτοκρατορα Και/σαρα Π Λικ/Ουαλεριανον ευσεβ/ευτυχη Σεβ 50-Ν-50 (?)/ρανιωτων η κωμ(ι)τ' (translated as 'To the Autokrator and Emperor P(ublius) Licinius Valerianus, pious and good-fortuned Augustus [? ...]'. 1.04 kg, 12.8 cm
with Hirsch Auction 246, 19-20 September 2006, no.838. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13547-263147.
Probably the base of a statuette of the Roman Emperor Publius Licinius Valerianus (r. 253–260 A.D.) presumably used by devotees of the imperial cult. Marks made by the standing statuette are still visible on top of the plinth. The number and last line incomprehensible. -
Roman Bloodstone Gem with Head of Isis
1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid type with intaglio profile portrait bust of Isis with diadem; repaired; supplied with an impression. 0.56 grams, 12 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Fisherman
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Translucent oval intaglio with an engraved image of a crouching man on a baseline holding a stick with fish(?). 0.26 grams, 11 mm
Ex L. Hohl, Biel, Switzerland, circa 1960-1980.
