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LOT 0633
Roman Carnelian Gemstone Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/8 in. (1 grams total, 9 mm each).
Ellipsoid type with two standing figures, broken; plano-convex type with a perching bird. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000).
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Roman Bronze and Other Artefact Collection
Circa 1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £130
Mixed group of items, including four fish-hooks, seal box lids, a votive mirror fragment, an enamelled stud, and others. 83 grams total, 15-50 mm
Acquired on UK art market. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Romano-British Bronze Bearded Bust
England, 1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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 Valentinian I Gold Solidus Coin Set in Gold Pendant Mount
364-375 A.D. and laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £750
Obverse with pearl-diademed bust with legend 'DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG', the reverse with 'RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE', Valentinian standing facing, holding a labarum and Victory on globe; set in a later 18 carat gold mount with diamond, set in a silver swivel mount with ropework decoration. 12.05 grams, 38 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the private collection of the late Alison Barker (1951-2021).
