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Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies
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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]

Provenance

UK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s.

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LOT 0096

Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies

Sold for (Inc. bp): £572

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