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LOT 0752
Roman Green Agate Gemstone Depicting a Palm Tree
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.2 grams, 10 mm).
Biconvex with intaglio palm-tree motif.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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LOT 0752
Roman Green Agate Gemstone Depicting a Palm Tree
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Acquired on the European art market since the early 2000s. From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M. -
Roman Bronze Lion's Paw Table Foot
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Formed as the paw of a lion on a circular base and a rectangular socket to the top, projecting lioness head below the socket. 190 grams, 83 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Late Roman Honorius with Theodosius II AE Exagium Solidi Weight
408-423 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Diademed and draped facing busts of Honorius and Theodosius II; between them above, Victory standing facing, crowning the emperors; to the reverse twenty-five pellets in form of a pyramid. 4.11 grams, 18mm
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 562, 15 May 2024, lot 792.
