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LOT 0988
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (4.37 grams total, 8-13 mm).
Including profile bust, standing figure with a cornucopia, bird with wings spread, and other types; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0988
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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'Verulamium' Roman Redware Bowl with Maker's Mark
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Shallow bowl with flared sidewall and low foot; stamped to the centre 'T[...]I'; old collector's card: 'Samian ware Roman dish of Dragendoff 18/31 form i.e. a plate with a low [?] or less oblique and slightly rounded wall, and a semi-circular lip. Perfect save for a small fragment missing from just beneath the rim...Potters mark in centre I.A.....M possibly IANVA M i.e. IANVARIS of [?], period Domitian-Hadrian- St Christopher's Place, 20/5/59'. 375 grams, 17.5 cm wide
Found at St Alban's, Hertfordshire, UK, in the late 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten identification card written by Peter Clayton. -
Roman Iridescent Aubergine Glass Dimpled Jar
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Of squat profile with dimples to the equator, short neck, broad mouth and dimple to the underside; remains of iridescence. 124 grams, 99 mm
Acquired in Jerusalem, Israel, June 1974. From the private collection of Dr Stanley I. Batkin (1914-2015), Scarsdale, New York, USA. From a private USA collection, acquired from the estate of the above. Ex Ancient Glass from the Dr Stanley Batkin (2014-2015) collection, Bonhams, London, 6 July 2017, no.177 (part). -
Roman Terracotta Coin Forger's Mould
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid clay mould with an impressed design of a profile bust on each face. 4.36 grams, 28 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
