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LOT 0728
Roman Glass and Stone Bead and Pendant Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (32.5 grams total, 5-34 mm).
Mixed group including gold-in-glass, trail-decorated, and other types. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und die Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg, 2017, items 812-821, 965-966, 971-972, for similar.
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LOT 0728
Roman Glass and Stone Bead and Pendant Collection
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Ring with Inscription
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Featuring angular shoulders and a discoid bezel, inscribed across the shoulders and bezel with 'ATT A ΛI?'. 3.18 grams, 20.67 mm overall, 16.46 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G, USA 3 1/4, Europe 4.92, Japan 4)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman and Later Bronze and Silver Ring Group
1st-19th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Mixed group of rings comprising: a D-section ring; a ring with angled shoulders and raised circular bezel; a ring with slender hoop and bezel set with a blue intaglio with two figures; a large ring with rectangular bezel with '1888' with a cross above; a ring with large rectangular bezel with faint remains of an inscription; a ring with forked shoulders and the bezel set with a dark green glass intaglio with a low-relief image of a doe before a tree; a ring with an oval pale orange carnelian intaglio bearing an inscription. 32 grams total, 19-28 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Valentinian I Gold Solidus Coin Set in Gold Pendant Mount
364-375 A.D. and laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £750
Obverse with pearl-diademed bust with legend 'DN VALENTINIANVS PF AVG', the reverse with 'RESTITVTOR REIPVBLICAE', Valentinian standing facing, holding a labarum and Victory on globe; set in a later 18 carat gold mount with diamond, set in a silver swivel mount with ropework decoration. 12.05 grams, 38 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the private collection of the late Alison Barker (1951-2021).