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LOT 0601
Roman Lead Weight Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 3/8 in. (179 grams total, 14-33 mm).
Group of five lead-alloy square weights, one with 'III' marking, one with 'S' and one with 'N'. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Roman Bronze and Other Artefact Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising mixed artefacts including: bronze brooches, mounts, implements, a bell, a stylus, and others, most fragmentary; an iron razor and a group of glass fragments. 450 grams total, 1.5-12.4 cm
Acquired in the 1980s-1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Military Ring with Eagle Between Standards
Circa 2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
With a narrow hoop expanding at the shoulders, oval bezel with a large eagle standing on a pedestal and facing back, a military stand to each side. 4.00 grams, 20.33 mm overall, 17.94 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000. -
Roman 'Essex' Bronze Cockerel Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Modelled in the haf-round with hollow underside, pin-lugs at the tail and pierced lug for attachment of a securing chain or thong. 8.59 grams, 38 mm
Found Essex, UK, in the 1980s. Property of an Essex collector.
