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LOT 1222
Roman Bronze Pendant Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 in. (6.02 grams total, 22-27 mm).
Comprising: disc with wreath and bee modelled in high-relief; pierced follis of Urbs Roma type with 'lupa and twins' motif, helmeted bust. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureFor the iconography of the she-wolf and Twins see Rissanen, M., ‘The Lupa Romana in the Roman Provinces’ in Acta Archaeologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae, 65 (2014), pp.335–360, figs.1ff.
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LOT 1222
Roman Bronze Pendant Group
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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Opening Bid: £180
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Opening Bid: £50
A group of five bronze key rings, each with perpendicular ward and plain ring. 34.8 grams total, 21-32 mm
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Roman Amber-Coloured Glass Footed Amphora
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £350
With broad rounded shoulder tapering to a short conical foot, cylindrical neck and everted mouth with rolled rim, applied trail handles and collar. 91 grams, 16.5 cm
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