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LOT 1127
Roman Miniature Gladius Sword Pendant
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.14 grams, 27 mm).
Formed as a gladius sword with tongue-shaped blade pierced for suspension, square-section handle and knob finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1127
Roman Miniature Gladius Sword Pendant
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Ring with Mercury Glass Intaglio
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Broad plaque with raised ellipsoid panel, incuse standing figure of Mercury with a caduceus. 5.43 grams, 21.96 mm overall, 18.64 x 14.95 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Decorated Bronze Bracelet
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Pennanular, with tapering finials and incised lines secions to the outer face. 29.6 grams, 62 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Fragment of a Roman Bronze Military Diploma Granted by Emperor Domitian
95-96 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Bid: £60
A rectangular plaque with three holes, one original one and two from later reuse; obverse with five lines of text with well engraved letters: (1) [IMP(erator) CAESAR DIVI] VESPASIANI [F(ilius) DOMITIANVS] / (2) [AVGVSTVS GERMANI]CVS PONTIFEX M[AXIMVS TRIB(unicia) / (3) [POTESTAT(e) XV I]MP(erator) XXII CO(n)S(ul) XVII [CENSOR PERPETVVS P(ater) P(atriae)] / (4) [EQVITIBVS ET PED]ITIBVS QVO MIL[ITANT IN ---] / (5) [--- ET C]OHORTIBVS DE[CEM ---]. 17 grams, 48 mm
From the collection of a European gentleman, formed since the 1990s, acquired on the German art market.
Issued for a member of a cohors, an auxiliary unit probably from the province of Moesia superior; granted by Domitian between 1 January AD 95 and his death at 18 September 96.
