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LOT 0984
Roman Bronze Ring Bezel Group
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 1 in. (22.7 grams total, 14-25 mm).
Including cloison with profile bust, similar with standing figure, and other types. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Ravinho, G., ‘Some engraved gems from Ammaia’ in Pallas, vol.33, 2010, pp.13-33, figs.3,10,12, and pl.I,1, for similar gemstones with images of divinities.
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LOT 0984
Roman Bronze Ring Bezel 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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Late Roman Military Belt Buckle Plate
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Buckle counter-plate decorated in late Roman military style with central panel of scrolls with guilloche bands and billeting, triangular extension to rear edge with triskele within a guilloche border and hare-and-hounds motif to the edge; rolled rim to the forward edge and three piercings, one with rivet in situ. 47 grams, 73 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Roman Glass Cameo
Circa 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: a carved female face in three-quarter view with luxuriant curls of hair, on a black glass field. 3.70 grams total, 21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Bronze Military Diploma Fragment
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
An irregular diploma fragment bearing Latin text: '[EX G]REGALE, []LERIS, [C]OGNITE, [R]OMAE IN, [AV]G AD M[INER VAM]'; weathered cursive inscription on the other side. 4.54 grams, 28 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
