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LOT 0096

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

ROMAN CARNELIAN BUST OF MERCURY GEMSTONE
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.27 grams, 18 mm).

Ellipsoid gemstone with chamfered rim, incuse profile bust of Mercury with wreath in his hair and star to the rear of the neck.

PROVENANCE:
From an old UK collection, 1980s.

CONDITION
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