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LOT 0655
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (2.9 grams total, 9-13 mm).
Including profile bust, advancing lion, two fish and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [6]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0655
Roman Gemstone Collection
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Roman Onyx Bust Cameo
3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With reserved profile bust of a youthful male. 0.24 grams, 9 mm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Constantine I Terracotta Forger's Coin Mould
Circa early 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Terracotta disc with possibly Constantine I (307-337) coin impression to each face from which to cast counterfeit coins. 4.68 grams, 28 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Roman Glass Handled Jar
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
With dimpled base, bulbous body with opposed dimples to the sidewall, applied flange to the neck, applied trails forming lateral handles. 39.4 grams, 78 mm wide
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.