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LOT 0863
Roman Bronze Dress Pin Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 - 4 3/4 in. (29.6 grams total, 10.8-12 cm).
Each comprising of round-section tapering body with zoomorphic head; one with profile of a peacock's head, one formed as a water bird with folded wings and ribbed tail. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector.
From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Amethyst Gemstone of the Goddess Minerva
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Plano-convex in section with incuse bust of Minerva wearing a Corinthian-style crested helmet; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.48 grams, 11 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Roman Sard Gemstone of Othryades the Fallen Warrior Writing on a Shield
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
With incuse scene on a baseline depicting a nude warrior resting on a baseline with his shield propped behind his back, one leg bent and one arm extended towards the convex shield of another warrior (visible as head and trunk), with a stylus in his hand in the act of inscribing the shield; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.50 grams, 14 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Roman Bronze Bird Brooch
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Mackreth's Type 4.a.2 zoomorphic brooch in the form of a water bird, with folded wings and tail decorated with two concentric dots, catchplate and pin lug to reverse. 8.86 grams, 31 mm
Ex property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector. From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman.
