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LOT 0660
Roman Military Bronze Prick Spur
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (28.8 grams, 59 mm).
D-section curving body with pierced lobe finials, a ribbed conical spike surrounded by four pierced lobes and a curving hook below, an inked collector's number on the inner face.
ProvenanceFrom a Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 0660
Roman Military Bronze Prick Spur
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Roman Terracotta Bullae, Tesserae or Token Group
3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A mixed group of ceramic bullae, tesserae or theatre tokens bearing low-relief motifs, mainly consisting of profile busts of deities. 32 grams total, 14-22 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The term 'tessera' was used in Roman times to convey the Greek term σύμβολον (token). Small tiles are known as tokens, often shaped like coins, made of metal (copper, lead, iron), clay, bone, wood, or glass, stamped as well as engraved. The tokens, however, are not exclusively coin-shaped, as the Latin term 'tessera' refers to a four-sided shape. Tokens and tesserae seem to have been used both in Athens and Rome for the distribution of goods. According to written sources, the term ‘token’ is identified with credentials of the official authorities. They have also been interpreted as tokens of identity, as entrance tickets to theatre performances, tribunals or assemblies of citizens, archival material of seal engraving, as pawns in games, Charon’s obols and even as amulets. -
Roman Bronze Horse-Head Whorl Plate Brooch
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
With horse-head decoration to each arm, each head with punched ring-and-dot eye; a catchplate and hinged pin to verso. 14.2 grams, 41 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Roman Green Glass Twin-Handled Kohl Bottle
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Conical body with applied trail, tall tubular neck with rolled rim and two applied handles. 25 grams, 12.2 cm
Acquired from Shirley Warren Antique Glass, Surrey, UK, in 1992 with reference no.K30. From the collection of a Bedfordshire, UK, lady. Accompanied by a copy of the Shirley Warren invoice no.2272 dated 21 November 1992 (£330.00).
