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LOT 0096
Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies
1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (1.08 grams total, 9-14 mm).
Comprising three oval intaglios, one with a domed base and each featuring a profile bust, one wearing a modius and one wearing a laurel wreath; supplied with museum-quality impressions. [3]
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s.
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LOT 0096
Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Romano-Celtic Bronze Statuette of the God Mercury
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Modelled nude and standing on a pedestal, holding a caduceus in his outstretched left hand and wearing a winged hat. 53.7 grams, 88 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Romano-British Bronze Bearded Bust
England, 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Modelled in the round appliqué with short hair and trimmed beard, shoulders tapering 34.1 grams, 33 mm
Found UK. Recorded with UKDFD no.51072. -
Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Bearded Bust
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Domed type with incuse profile portrait bust of a bearded Parthian with curved 'Phrygian' cap; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.75 grams, 15 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.