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LOT 0888
Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1ST-16TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (37.8 grams total, 19-27 mm).
Including disc bezel with reserved foliage, octagonal bezel with reserved script on an enamelled field, conical bezel with lateral slots and other types. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0888
Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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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 coin on each face. 3.76 grams, 27 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Fragment of a Roman Bronze Military Diploma Granted by Emperor Domitian
95-96 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Bid: £60
A rectangular plaque with three holes, one original one and two from later reuse; obverse with five lines of text with well engraved letters: (1) [IMP(erator) CAESAR DIVI] VESPASIANI [F(ilius) DOMITIANVS] / (2) [AVGVSTVS GERMANI]CVS PONTIFEX M[AXIMVS TRIB(unicia) / (3) [POTESTAT(e) XV I]MP(erator) XXII CO(n)S(ul) XVII [CENSOR PERPETVVS P(ater) P(atriae)] / (4) [EQVITIBVS ET PED]ITIBVS QVO MIL[ITANT IN ---] / (5) [--- ET C]OHORTIBVS DE[CEM ---]. 17 grams, 48 mm
From the collection of a European gentleman, formed since the 1990s, acquired on the German art market.
Issued for a member of a cohors, an auxiliary unit probably from the province of Moesia superior; granted by Domitian between 1 January AD 95 and his death at 18 September 96. -
Roman Glass Flask with Tall Neck
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Conical body with a concave base, a tall tubular neck with an everted rim. 34 grams, 14.5 cm
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
