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LOT 1065
Roman Terracotta Coin Forger's Mould
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.12 grams, 27 mm).
Discoid clay mould with an impressed design of a coin on each face, one side with a radiate profile bust. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 1065
Roman Terracotta Coin Forger's Mould
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Gemstone Collection
3rd century A.D. or earlierEstimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including standing figures with vessel, seated figure with lyre, scorpion and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 6.57 grams total, 9-14 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Satyr
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a narrow hoop and thick integral bezel, incuse design of Hercules grappling the Nemean lion. 10.90 grams, 25.50 mm overall, 19.39 x 15.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Opaque White Glass Patera Bowl
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Cylindrical body perched on a wide, slightly concave foot; the shoulders splayed outwards, leading to a thick trumpet-style rim gently curving upwards. 32 grams, 66 mm wide
Ex S.M. collection, London, UK, 1970-1999. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance.
The shape of this small cup derives from metal vessels of the Early Empire period or from ‘terra sigillata’ earthenware. Similar vessels were found throughout the Empire during the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D. Vessels similar to this one have been discovered in the necropolis at Kourion, Cyprus (dating to the first half of the 1st century A.D.), in 1st-century finds from Gaul, and in Egypt, though the specific find spot and date in the latter case remain undetermined.
