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LOT 0173
Roman Mercury Gemstone
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (1.73 grams, 18 mm).
With intaglio figure of Mercury seated on a throne with coin-purse and caduceus, on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
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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