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Middle East and Roman, small silver earring of penanular form, Roman, diameter 18mm, 1st century A.D.; glass animal, (crocodile) pale green and dark blue fragmentary, Middle East, 2nd - 1st millennium B.C.; copper nail, Roman 1st century A.D.; bronze ring, small Roman, 1st century A.D., diameter 19mm; bronze leaf shaped object, Roman diameter 19mm, 1st century A.D.. Fine with statutory declaration. (5)
Estimate $130
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Middle East, 2nd and 1st millennium B.C., a group of seven items: cylindrical stone bead with longitudinal ribs; mother of pearl stylized figure pierced for appending; pale green glazed bead of square shape with diagonal crosses on both sides; dark brown stone bead pierced Egyptian; green glass fragment with relief of human head and part of a body; purple glass bezel with unidentified bas-relief; cylindrical glass bead. Fine. (7)
Estimate $70
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Middle East and Roman, blue and glass paste figure of a bird, chipped, length 25mm, height 20mm, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.; bronze handle, Roman, 1st century A.D., diameter 23mm; bronze tac head decorated with concentric circles, Roman, diameter 19mm, 1st century A.D.; bronze vine leaf, possibly from a wreath Roman, length 33mm, 1st century A.D.. Fine with statutory declaration. (4)
Estimate $70
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Roman, (c. 1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D.), terracotta oil lamp, with decorated medallion depicting a winged Griffin, (length 92mm). Very fine, rare, lot includes a statutory declaration.
Estimate $600
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Roman, terracotta floor tile, hexagonal diameter 55mm., 1st century A.D. Fine.
Estimate $50
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Roman, 1st century A.D., bronze hand drill for medical purposes, (length 158mm). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Roman, bronze medical instrument, length 68mm, 1st century A.D. Fine with statutory declaration.
Estimate $100
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Roman, stone ring bezel, depicting an intaglio of a bull, 1st-2nd century A.D. Fine with statutory declaration.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Ancient Roman, mid first century terracotta bullae (seal impressions), one depicting the head of a Seleucid king, the other a warrior holding a spear beside a horse; North-West Indian flat silver ingot coins, (c. B.C. 400-250), (2); Indian punch marked silver coin; Cambodia, AE 2PE half fuang, (KM 11); Sasanian king, Khosrau II, (A.D. 590-628), silver drachm bust to right with crown, name in outer margin, rev. fire altar with attendants. Poor-nearly very fine. (7)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Roman, 2nd century A.D., glass ring. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Roman and Egyptian, small silver earring of penanular form, Roman, diameter 20mm, 1st century A.D.; bronze bust applique, Roman, height 46mm, width 36mm, 1st century A.D., intact with green patina; stone amulet of a stylised phallus, Egyptian, length 28mm, 26th dynasty, c. 685-525 B.C.; faience decoration of tear drop form, palmettes on one side, flat on the reverse, Egyptian, length 35mm, 26th dynasty, c. 685-525 B.C.; glass boss, white and blue swirling stripes, intact, Egyptian, diameter 17mm, 26th dynasty, c. 685-525 B.C.; blue lapis amulet representing a human figure, pierced for appending, fragmentary, Egyptian, height 12mm, 27th dynasty, c. 525-404 B.C. Fine with statutory declaration. (6)
Estimate $330
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Roman and other antiquities, bronze fibula, "Arch" type, pin partially missing, Roman, length 38mm, 1st century A.D.; pottery head fragment, Middle East, height 34mm; pottery stylised bird, Middle East, height 40mm, 3rd-2nd millenium B.C.;bronze indicator hand, perhaps part of a scale, Ashanti, length 85mm, 19th century A.D. Fine with statutory declaration. (4)
Estimate $300
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Byzantine pottery oil lamp, c.600-700, mould made of orange clay with oval body (88mm long, 72mm wide), with short tapering nozzle and short pointed handle, central fill hole with raised edge that extends forward to encompass the wick hole and in the space between the two is a simplified low relief long cross, sides decorated and on the base is an 8-pointed star design. Soot stains around the wick hole and extending back to fill hole, minor lime encrustation on front lower surface, very fine.
Estimate $250
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Roman and Saxon, bronze brooch, fragmentary, Anglo-Saxon length 37mm; bronze handle, Roman D shaped, 1st century A.D., width 35mm; Roman, copper nail, square section, large hammered round head, relief pattern under head, length 23mm, 1st century A.D. Fine with statutory declaration. (3)
Estimate $70
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Minor antiquities, fragment of redware, terra sigillata, some decoration, Roman, 1st-2nd century A.D.; Bronze tac head, Roman, diameter 19mm, 1st-2nd century A.D.; Bronze vine leaf, possibly from a wreath, Roman, 1st-2nd century A.D.; Amulets, two hearts and one leaf (broken), Egyptian, late dynastic period. Fine with statutory declaration. (6)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Villanovan, 7th century B.C., bronze fibula, (length 114mm). Intact, very fine and rare with dark patina, including a statutory declaration.
Estimate $600
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Villanovan, 8th century B.C., bronze, child burial bracelet, (length 75mm). Very fine.
Estimate $300
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Minor antiquities, stone amulet of a phallus, Middle East, length 25mm, c.600 B.C.; Brown glazed faience bead, from a necklace, in the shape of a hexagonal barrel, pierced, Egyptian, length 13mm, 26th dynasty, c.685-525 B.C.; Small silver earring decorated on one side by a bezel, stone missing, broken, Roman, 1st century A.D.; Glass fragment, very worn, Egyptian, late dynastic period; Opaque glass square tablet with bevelled edges, chipped, Egyptian, 36x36mm, late dynastic period; Opaque glass bead, unpierced, Egyptian, 11x14mm, Ptolemaic period. Fine with statutory declaration. (6)
Estimate $350
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Burma, Tok Coinage, Eastern Toks of the Nam region to the east of Chiengmai, and are contemporary with the Chiengmai toks in North-eastern Burma, issued (A.D. 1635-1768) continued until the 19th century, silver shell money to Tok coinage, (average 55 grams, 33-45mm), obv. disc of solid silver with convex lower surface stained with reddish brown application, (cf.Robinson & Shaw 4.1-3; M.2803-2805). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Africa, jewellery, necklaces (2) from Cameroon, one in silver, weight 21.5 grams, another in brass with additional copper needle (3) and bell as attachments, length 76 cm, weight 145 grams, (Opitz -); rings, silver (2, one illustrated) diameter 21mm; and brass ring diameter these all with attached decoration, (Opitz -). Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $70
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Nigeria, Bidda Tribe, ring money in bronze, a well cast fancy brass bracelet used as currency and worn around the ankle, diameter 76 mm., weight 230 grams, (Opitz P.22 and 281); other very small Bidda tribe rings, varying diameter 20-26mm (3); another similar with ornamental design around the ring, diameter 30mm weight 10 grams; another a Conus shell disk (Opitz p.278); another probably Africa, a base silver coloured medal disk, diameter 23mm, weight 23.6 grams; another minature finger ring with attached object in copper. Fair - very fine. (8)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Nigeria, needle money (2), as used in Southern and Eastern Nigeria, locally called anyun, aiyu, ozala, umumu or aiyu and were valued at three shillings per pound (Opitz p.238, Quiggin p.88-89); more ornate varieties length 42mm with cone at end (2); China, paddle money length 54mm, Chinese characters at each end; larins (2) from Persian Gulf region, (Opitz p.198-9); Japan, 100 mon, (1835-1870), (KM.C.7). Fine - good very fine. (8)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Nigeria, round ring Birmingham issue "Manilla" 58-60mm., issued from end of 15th - mid 20th century, (Opitz p.210-1). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
Nigeria, primitive money, round ring Birmingham issue "Manilla" 60mm., issued from end of 15th - mid 20th century, (Opitz p.210-1, (cf.Quiggin p.89 No.4).). Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
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Ceylon, (Sri Lanka), issues from India, Mauryan Empire, (321-187 B.C.), punched marked silver coins (16), mostly rectangular, one round of various types (cf.M.4153-4257, De Silva pp.24-31); together with a Maneless lion type, rectangular copper coin, (c.late 3rd century A.D,), obv. lion left, rev. four dots in circle, (de Silva p.35). Fine - very fine. (17)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Ceylon, (Sri Lanka), Anonymous issue, in copper/lead metal, double die coins including elephant and swastica issue, AE 32, c.29 B.C. - A.D. 297, (originally found at Tissamaharama), (De Silva p.32, cf.M.5044, Cod. 8, p.21, Pl.I); another AE square 10x9mm, obv. elephant left, rev. railed tree, (De silva p.33, M.5054, Cod. 10, P.22, Pl.I); others (3, one broken), tree and swastica type, AE 12-20, obv. tree on enclosure, rev. swastica on base, (De Silva p.33, M.5055, Cod. 13-15 p.22-24, Pl.I). Fair - fine and very scarce, first rare. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $180
Ceylon, (Sri Lanka), Anonymous issue, in copper/lead metal, double die coins, tree and swastica type, AE 12-20, obv. tree on enclosure, rev. swastica on base, (De Silva p.33, M.5055, Cod. 13-15 p.22-24, Pl.I). Fair - fine and very scarce. (11)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Ceylon, (Sri Lanka), Anonymous issue, cast temple votive pieces or coinage, 1st-3rd century A.D., type described as contemporary goddess plaque in lead, (10.57, 11.85 grams), obv. goddess Lakshmi standing facing between two standards, rev. assorted symbols in most examples with a swastica above (illustrated), smaller versions (6.24, 3.95 grams), (cf.de Silva p.34-35, cf.M.5048-9, Cod. p.27-29, Pl.II, 20-23). Fine - very fine and very scarce. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $230
Ceylon, (Sri Lanka), Anonymous issue, cast temple votive pieces or coinage, 1st-3rd century A.D., type described as contemporary goddess plaque in base metal with high lead content, medium issues (average 6 grams), obv. goddess Lakshmi standing facing between two standards, rev. assorted symbols in most examples some with a swastica above (cf.de Silva p.34-35, cf.M.5048-9, Cod. p.27-29, Pl.II, 20-23). Fair - fine and very scarce. (10)
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
Ceylon, (Sri Lanka), Anonymous issue, cast temple votive pieces or coinage, 1st-3rd century A.D., type described as contemporary goddess plaque in mostly copper metal, light issues (average 3 grams), obv. goddess Lakshmi standing facing between two standards, rev. assorted symbols in most examples some with a swastica above (cf.de Silva p.34-35, cf.M.5048-9, Cod. p.27-29, Pl.II, 20-23). Fair - fine and very scarce. (10)
Estimate $300
SOLD $360