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LOT 0973
Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Mercury
3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.63 grams, 12 mm).
Transparent oval intaglio with an engraved image of Mercury standing and facing right, holding a caduceus and a marsupium.
ProvenanceEx private North German collection.
with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Auction 145, 14 December 2005, no.238.
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LOT 0973
Roman Chalcedony Gemstone with Mercury
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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