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LOT 0798
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Eagle
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.82 grams, 12.58 mm).
With intaglio eagle perching with a wreath in its beak; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Roman Agate Gemstone with Bird
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
With intaglio bird standing on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.78 grams, 11.29 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Decorated Gold Dress Pin
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Slender body with balustered finial, a band of hatched herringbone decoration beneath the finial. 2.74 grams, 72 mm
Ex 'Neuburg' collection, Germany, 1970. with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. -
Roman Bronze Military Diploma Fragments for a Soldier of the Cohors I Ulpia Dacorum
129 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Two adjacent fragments of bronze sheet with incised script to both faces; the larger with two straight edges; obverse with incised lateral margin and text in rustic capitals: 'SFR · POSTI[.] ISQ EO / NUBIVM.CV VXORI / CVM· EST.CIV [.]TAS · ISD / SENT · CVM · ILS QVAS / TAXAT · SINGVLI · SINE / P I V V ENTI OCEL / COH I VLP [.] ACOR'; reverse with looser, wider-spaced capitals written perpendicular to the obverse: '..THICIF ·OI / IANVSANI / COS / ..IFP CP / ...ASCRI .. / ETI NIP [.] / ...N...' 16.1 grams total, 40-42 mm
Ex German art market, 1990s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
