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LOT 0663
Roman Bronze Ring with FELI CIA
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (3.05 grams, 20.48 mm overall, 17.87 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
Ellipsoid plaque bezel with incuse legend 'FELI/CIA', the feminine form of felix 'happy' or 'lucky', or possibly a ring given to a woman called FELICIA. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Head
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Hollow-formed with long neck, abundant thick hair and beard, broad mouth; probably intended to represent an emperor. 440 grams, 10 cm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s. -
Roman Tall Glass Flask
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Comprising a squat conical body with a dimple at the base, long tubular neck with everted rolled rim. 29.3 grams, 12.8 cm
From a London, UK, collection of glass, 1970-2000s. -
Roman to Post Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1st-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Including lozenge bezel with tremolier design, disc bezel with reserved wheel-cross and other types. 60 grams total, 21-28 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
