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LOT 0658
Roman Yellow Glass Bottle
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (18.3 grams, 10 cm).
With bulbous body and pontil base, tall neck with trumpet-shaped mouth.
Provenancewith M. Vodoz, 1970s.
Private collection, Europe.
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Late Roman Honorius with Theodosius II AE Exagium Solidi Weight
408-423 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Diademed and draped facing busts of Honorius and Theodosius II; between them above, Victory standing facing, crowning the emperors; to the reverse twenty-five pellets in form of a pyramid. 4.11 grams, 18mm
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 562, 15 May 2024, lot 792. -
Roman Aubergine Glass Flask
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Cylindrical in profile with dimple base, neck with stepped everted rim. 56 grams 11 cm
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Roman Gold Ring with Garnet Cabochon
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
With a hollow-form D-section hoop widening at the shoulders, oval bezel set with a garnet cabochon. 0.95 grams, 18.42 mm overall, 15.61 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.