LOT 3591
Roman Serpentine(?) Amulet. Circa 1st-3rd century AD.
Zoomorphic amulet in the shape of a frog. Condition as seen. Pierced for holding.(7.88gr, 30mm x 22mm x 12mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3591
Roman Serpentine(?) Amulet.
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Honorius and Theodosius II AE Exagium Solidi Weight. AD 395-423.
Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Diademed and draped facing busts of Honorius, on the left, and Theodosius II, on the right; between them above, cross / Blank. Bendall -; CPAI -; Pondera Online 4232 var. (cross above right smaller bust). 4.36gr, 15mm.
Condition as seen. Bronze weight covered with repoussé brass leaf. Very rare.
Ex D.F.G., Numismatica Monacencies, Munich, Germany. -
Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Confronted heads of male and female, both bare-headed / Blank. Apparently unpublished. 22.01gr, 27mm x 23mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Roman-Byzantine PB Seal. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Female draped bust to right / Blank. Cf. Leu Numismatik, Web 32, lot 2832 (with inscription). 8.08gr, 22mm x 18mm x 8mm.
Condition as seen.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London.
