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LOT 0895
Roman Gemstone of the God Mercury
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.46 grams, 11 mm).
With intaglio profile figure of Mercury standing holding the caduceus and marsupium.
Provenance
Ex Geneva, Switzerland, collection, 1980s.
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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