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LOT 0158
Roman Gold Ring with Engraved Agate Gemstone
1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.26 grams, 23.66 mm overall, 18.15 x 14.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)).
Hollow-formed with inset banded agate cloison, intaglio vine-leaf motif.
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired on the German art market in 1993; thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13184-249301.
Cf. for a similar ring Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 227.
FootnotesThese rings were characterised by an oval opening with a flat rim for a banded agate gem, which tapered towards the top.
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LOT 0158
Roman Gold Ring with Engraved Agate Gemstone
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£750 (EUR 870; USD 1,013) ‡+BP*
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Large Roman Carnelian and Other Gemstone Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising fifty-six intaglios and intaglio fragments, motifs including: a helmetted Minerva, a cameo of a male bust with a labarum, a kneeling figure, a standing figure holding a long staff and a snake(?), a reclining quadruped before a tree, a leaping lion, and others. 16 grams total, 5-16 mm
Private collection, London. -
Roman Bronze Military Diploma Fragment
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
An irregular diploma fragment bearing Latin text: '[EX G]REGALE, []LERIS, [C]OGNITE, [R]OMAE IN, [AV]G AD M[INER VAM]'; weathered cursive inscription on the other side. 4.54 grams, 28 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including profile female bust, standing figure with pedestal or altar, bearded head in three-quarter view and other types; some supplied with a museum-quality impression. 15.17 grams total, 5-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
