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LOT 1211
Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Group
CIRCA 1ST-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 in. (58 grams total, 22-27 mm).
Comprising two D-section hoop with tear-shaped bezel; two with flat-section hoop and discoid bezel with geometric decoration; D-section hoop with raised stepped rectangular bezel; and other types. [10]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1211
Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Group
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£80 (EUR 93; USD 108) +BP*
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Roman Bone Gaming Die
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Dark brown cuboid dice with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 2.22 grams, 10 mm
Ex Essex gentleman, previously in a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman's collection. -
Roman to Post Medieval Artefact Collection
Circa 2nd-19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: large lunula pendant, stone flint set in a metal pouch, discoid plaque with incised decoration to one face, ring with D-section hoop and tear-shaped bezel with incised bird in flight, heart-shaped pendant with punched decoration to one face. 37.1 grams total, 20-46 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Terracotta Bullae, Tesserae or Token Group
3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
A mixed group of ceramic bullae, tesserae or theatre tokens bearing low-relief motifs, mainly consisting of profile busts of deities. 31.5 grams total, 13-21 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The term 'tessera' was used in Roman times to convey the Greek term σύμβολον (token). Small tiles are known as tokens, often shaped like coins, made of metal (copper, lead, iron), clay, bone, wood, or glass, stamped as well as engraved. The tokens, however, are not exclusively coin-shaped, as the Latin term 'tessera' suggests by etymologically referring to a square or at least a four-sided shape and confirmed in several cases by material remains of the past. Tokens and tesserae seem to have been used both in Athens and Rome for the distribution of goods. According to written sources, the term token is identified with credentials of the official authorities. They have also been interpreted as tokens of identity, as entrance tickets to theatre performances, tribunals or assemblies of citizens, archival material of seal engraving, as pawns in games, Charon’s obols and even as amulets.
