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LOT 0085
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Sol and Greek Inscription
1ST CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.24 grams, 16 mm).
Domed base, featuring a standing god Sol (Greek Helios) wearing a radiate crown and muscled cuirass, his left arm raised and the right hand holding a long whip, Greek inscription 'ΦλλNOY' = gem belonging to a man named Phaanos = 'the radiant one, the shining one ', creating a play-of-words between the owner's name and the solar deity.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
UK private collection, acquired on the English art market in the 2000s.
See Museum Wales, item number 81.79H/4.36, for an intaglio from Caerleon Fortress Baths, Caerleon, with a more stylised figure of Sol in a similar pose.
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LOT 0085
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Sol and Greek Inscription
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £222
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