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LOT 0725
Roman Lead and Bronze Trade Weight Collection
CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 7/8 in. (72 grams total, 14-22 mm).
Comprising: three rectangular weights, one barrel-shaped with two symbols on one end, and a tabular bifacial plaque with four standing figures on one side and the other with three figures. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on UK art market.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Group
1st-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Mixed group of rings, including one with an enamelled floriate bezel, a ring with a teardrop-shaped bezel, and others. 31.5 grams total, 16-24 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Late Roman Stone Redware Oil Lamp Upper Mould
Circa 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Carved mould-half for producing slipper-shaped oil lamps, with triangles and rosettes forming a band to the edge of the shoulder. 715 grams, 17.5 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Roman Bronze Prick Spur
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With a curving plate and lateral attachment lugs, a conical pricket. 9.85 grams, 82 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
