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LOT 1247
Roman Bone Gaming Die
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (2.22 grams, 10 mm).
Dark brown cuboid dice with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Essex gentleman, previously in a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman's collection.
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LOT 1247
Roman Bone Gaming Die
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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'The Cataractonium' Roman Samian Ware Cup
Gaul, early 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Conical in profile with crinated rim, flared foot, incised ring to outer face; old collector's ticket stating 'Deep Samian Ware cup with horizontal groove decoration on exterior. Slight firing crack on interior. Substantial piece of potting. Central Gaul early 2nd cent. AD Found Catterick, Yorks. (Cataractonium)'. 309 grams, 14.5 cm wide
Found at Catterick, York, Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Roman Cream Gemstone with Grazing Horse
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fusiform type with intaglio profile grazing horse on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.45 grams, 11 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Gnostic Haematite Gemstone with Greek Inscription
Circa 3rd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Ellipsoid in plan with enigmatic legend within a linear border: 'IAA NOK / TEΠIAXMHΛ / INEYCEΞOPKIZ / WCENATATOYA / TIOYOAIIWH'. 1.48 grams, 21 mm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman, 1970-2000.
