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LOT 0651
Roman Limestone Gaming Counter Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 5/8 in. (32 grams total, 13-17 mm).
Twenty discoid limestone counters each with an incuse cinquefoil to both faces. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Roman Bronze Lunar Pendant
Circa 1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With flat-section body, separate loop attached to the main body with a rivet. 1.8 grams, 24 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of a Surrey, UK, collector. -
Roman 'St Albans' Pottery Sherd and Mosaic Tesserae Group
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising large tile and vessel fragments, some with inked notes; and a group of white and grey tesserae, including one large redware tessera. 2.3 kg total, 1-17 cm
Found St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK. Acquired from the finder in 2008. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
The great monuments of Verulamium were efficiently destroyed by the medieval builders of Saxon and Norman abbeys. They sought Roman bricks and, above all, limestone which could be burnt for mortar. Most of the ancient Roman town stone monuments were broken up and thrown into lime kilns. These surviving fragments give a hint of what was once there. For the monuments and buildings Romans used Northamptonshire limestone, but the more delicate, finely carved inscriptions were realised in Purbeck marble from Dorset. -
Roman Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
1st century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £52
Restrung group of annular, oblate and tubular glass and other beads with discoid glass centrepiece. 16 grams, 67 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
