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LOT 0604
Roman Bronze Spoon
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (31.6 grams, 15 cm).
Deep circular bowl and narrow handle with lobe finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEnglish collection, early 2000s.
Ex central London gallery.
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Roman Bronze Platter Group
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Roman Ceramic Brick with Military Stamp of Legio I Italica
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Of rectangular form, a recess to one face bearing letters in relief 'LEG I ITAL' for First Italic Legion. 1.9 kg, 27 x 12.5 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
The Legio I Italica ('of Italy') was a Roman legion formed by Nero on September 20, 66 or 67 A.D. and it was active until the 5th-6th century AD. The emblems of the legion were a running boar and sometimes a bull. Troops of this legion appear on Trajan's Column bridging a river. The main camp of the Legio was Novae, modern Bulgaria, but it operated in most of the imperial provinces, including Britain, where a vexillatio fought in the wars of Septimius Severus between 202 and 204 A.D.