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LOT 0999
Roman Bronze Ring with Scorpion and EI
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.23 grams, 19.41 mm overall, 16.06 x 13.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
Featuring a flat-section hoop and a bezel with a scorpion with a raised tail and the letters 'EI'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
FootnotesIt is possible that the ring was carried by a Pretorian guardsman, as the scorpion was one of their emblems.
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LOT 0999
Roman Bronze Ring with Scorpion and EI
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From the collection of the late Bernard C. Pickard, Hampshire, UK, the owner of Bernard C. Pickard Antiquities, which closed in 1987, he had been collecting since the mid 1950s.
Bernard Pickard was a close friend of Richard Hattatt, the renowned author of several books on ancient brooches. Hattatt acknowledges in his first book, Ancient & Romano-British Brooches, published in 1982, that Mr Pickard first aroused his interest in brooches and inspired him in writing his books during his retirement. Mr Pickard also wrote the foreword to the section on Roman animal brooches, op. cit. p.158-160. -
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1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a rectangular-section body and a round, discoid finial. 29.5 grams, 14 cm
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
