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LOT 0974
Roman Bronze Herm with Bust of Dionysus from a Lockplate
2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (56.7 grams, 10.9 cm).
With a tapering rectangular shaft with applied low-relief male genitalia and incised wine leaves, a finial formed as a crowned youthful male head with an attachment loop to the top; the lower end with an H-shaped ward.
ProvenanceProperty of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000).
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LOT 0974
Roman Bronze Herm with Bust of Dionysus from a Lockplate
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Late Roman Iridescent Twisted Yellow Glass Bracelet
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Roman Terracotta Bullae, Tesserae or Token Group
1st century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A mixed group of ceramic bullae, tesserae or theatre tokens bearing low-relief motifs, mainly consisting of profile busts of deities. 31.1 grams total, 12-21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The term 'tessera' was used in Roman times to convey the Greek term σύμβολον (token). Small tiles are known as tokens, often shaped like coins, made of metal (copper, lead, iron), clay, bone, wood, or glass, stamped as well as engraved. The tokens, however, are not exclusively coin-shaped, as the Latin term 'tessera' suggests by etymologically referring to a square or at least a four-sided shape and confirmed in several cases by material remains of the past. Tokens and tesserae seem to have been used both in Athens and Rome for the distribution of goods. According to written sources, the term token is identified with credentials of the official authorities. They have also been interpreted as tokens of identity, as entrance tickets to theatre performances, tribunals or assemblies of citizens, archival material of seal engraving, as pawns in games, Charon’s obols and even as amulets.
