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LOT 0138
Roman Silver Military 'Use This with Good Fortune' Belt Mount Group
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (63 grams total, 24-46 mm).
Group of belt fitting comprising: kidney-shaped buckle with tongue and square plate with studs; 'amphora-type' strap end with pierced and split upper end; silver letter-shaped plaques each with attachment studs to reverse: 'E' x 3, 'F', 'I', 'L', 'R', 'V', 'X' with suspension loop at the lower ends of the pars; the group may be assembled to read 'U[t]ere Felix' (use [this] with good fortune'. [11]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Saša Redžić, Vtere felix belt sets on the territory of Viminacium in Applying of the geophysical methods, GIS, GPR, GPS and new technologies in investigation of the Roman city and military camp of Viminacium (no 147010), funded by the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.
FootnotesOne letter 'E' is bronze, the 'T' is absent.
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LOT 0138
Roman Silver Military 'Use This with Good Fortune' Belt Mount Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Plano-convex type with incuse image of a horseman on rearing steed, plunging a spear into a coiled serpent; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.43 grams, 10 mm
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
The image is a precursor of the later iconography of military saints killing the dragon. -
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Roman Bronze Eagle Statuette
Eastern Empire, 3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with the Goddess Diana
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Round body with volute nozzle, narrow shoulder, discus with low-relief image of Diana shooting her bow. 58.5 grams, 95 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
