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Roman Silver-Gilt Military Mount with Mars Ultor Roman Silver-Gilt Military Mount with Mars Ultor Roman Silver-Gilt Military Mount with Mars Ultor
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LOT 0100

Roman Silver-Gilt Military Mount with Mars Ultor

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (18.79 grams, 32 mm).

D-shaped plaque with bust modelled in the round with openwork foliage to the border.

Provenance

UK private collection, acquired in New York in the 1980s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0100

Roman Silver-Gilt Military Mount with Mars Ultor

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210

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