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LOT 0981
Roman Gemstone Collection
3RD CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3/8 - 1/2 in. (6.57 grams total, 9-14 mm).
Including standing figures with vessel, seated figure with lyre, scorpion and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for a similar gemstone with scorpion Michel, S., Die Magischen Gemmen im Britischen Museum, London, 2001, p.216, no.342 (BM inv.no.G 180/A 56180).
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LOT 0981
Roman Gemstone Collection
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Terracotta Forger's Mould for a Coin
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid clay mould with an impressed design of a coin on each face. 4.9 grams, 28 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Roman Chaldecony Gemstone with Cupid
1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Oval translucent intaglio with a profile bust of a male with strong features, a feather behind the neck. 0.37 grams, 10 mm
UK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above. -
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with the Goddess Demeter Standing
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid type with intaglio figure of Demeter standing facing, holding a frond and cornucopia; supplied with an impression. 0.20 grams, 10 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.