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LOT 0595
Roman Lead Weight Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 1/8 in. (160 grams total, 9-30 mm).
Tabular in form with punched dimple, incised lines and other markings. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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Roman Lead Bag Seal with XXIII
Circa 1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Circular in shape with a rectangular tag to the reverse; stamped with XXIII for the 23rd Legion, which was formed in the summer of 49 BCE by Julius Caesar. 4.83 grams, 25 mm
From a 1990s English collection. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
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Roman Hare Gemstone
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Carnelian with intaglio leaping hare with hindlegs extended; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.78 grams, 11 mm
From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London. -
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Roman Carnelian Victory Gemstone
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With intaglio image of winged Victory and a perching eagle; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.38 grams, 11 mm
From the collection of a Swiss gentleman formed in Europe from 1970-1980s; thence by descent from the family in London.
