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From an old German private collection, acquired 1962. Impressive piece.

The reverse shows Minerva on a rostral column with owl. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. Auktion 158 (1988), Lot Nr. 343.

Nice specimen with characteristic bend in its bow and attached loop and ring. From the Danubian provinces of the Roman Empire.

Ensemble of two nice terra cotta examples of the cult around the Roman sun god and moon goddess in Roman Imperial times.

Extremely fine. Attractive, fully centered piece with beautiful patina. Ex NAC Zürich auction.

Red clay with white grounding and traces of painting. Very well preserved. Probably made in Sicily 2nd century B.C. Fron an old Munich collection, acquired around 1976.

The reverse shows Arabia standing to the left, holding branch and sugar cane, camel at her feet. The legend ARAB(ia) ADQ(uista) underlines that Arabia was acquired by Rome.

About 4th - 3rd century B.C., a very similar figurine is on exhibition in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts. From the old German private collection H. Deikner, acquired prior to 1980.

The reverse, showing Roma on shield with she-wolf suckling the twins and two woodpeckers, is copying a 200 years older Republican denarius.

From an old German private collection, acquired ca. 1976 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.

Perfectly preserved, worked with high level of detail, beautiful polychrome patina. Loosely mounted on a very nice modern marble base.

Excellently preserved incl. surface details. Nice green patina. From the collection of the art historian Steinbock, composed between 1920 and 1982.

Beautiful figure, meticulously crafted in three dimensions. Nice polychrome patina. From an old German collection, acquired before 1955.

From the collection of Joan Conway Crancer, Honorary Trustee of the Saint Louis Art Museum. Extraordinary preserved for an ancient bronze figure of this size, incl. the original lid. Acquired 1988 in London for 8,500 US Dollar.

Found 2021 in East Hampshire, UK. The hoard is a very impressive proof of the fact that coins were in circulation for up to several centuries in the Roman era.

Wonderfully preserved piece from one of the most exciting periods of Roman history. Legionary eagle on reverse.

Nice dark patina. Rome mint, December 1176 - autumn 177 A.D. Aequitas standing to the left with cornucopiae.

The swastika shaped brooch with horse head terminals was worn by the cavallery in Late Antiquity. In particular by the troops recruited by the Romans from their Pannonian Foederati. It might have been a symbol for strength or designated a military rank.

The hybrid creature was extremely popular during the Roman Empire. It was believed to convey magical powers.

Not in RIC, BMC or Cohen. This coin is published in Calico, Bahrfeldt, Banti/Simonetti. Published as part of the Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramón collection (Nr. 2942) in 1892. Sold in Etienne Bourgey December 1913 auction in Paris.

Matching pair of appliques that were once soldered to a Roman vessel. They show the goddess of victory, Victoria.

The reverse features infrastructure works in the city of Carthage. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. Auktion 141 (1984), Lot Nr. 701.

Beautiful gold ring from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.

Beautiful gold ring from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.

Figure of Priapus, god of fertility and protector of male genitalia, as bearded older man in heavy robes, his hands exposing his phallus.

Beautiful piece of gold jewellery from Egypt in Roman Imperial times. Published in the exhibition catalogue of the Basel Museum of Ancient Art.

Very nice specimen with niello inlays and remains of the original gilding. From the mid 4th century AD. Published in two stardard works on ancient fibulae.

Rare variant of this brooch type, found in Great Britain and dating to the mid 1st century AD. The piece is published twice in the famous Hattatt reference books on ancient fibulae.

Very interesting, combining iconographic elements of Bes and Harpokrates. From an old German collection, acquired at Davies Antiques, London, in 1976 - 1978.

Impressive, very aesthetic figure. Excellently preserved with beautiful patina. Mounted on modern green marble base.

The figure is of very high workmanship, details like facial features and hair are finely worked and still perfectly preserved. Ex Cahn, ex Bonhams.

Rare type, very nicely preserved, from an old US-American collection. Ex Christie's.

Perfect condition. Found in 2018 in Kent, UK, registered in the Portable Antiquities Scheme under no. PAS KENT-04964F. Export licensed by the Arts Council England in October 2021.

The mirror features a beautifully preserved motif with a lion attacking a mule. From a very old German family collection, acquired between 1925 and 1935. The find region is known to be Tunisia.

Perfectly preserved, beautiful dark green patina, worth the exhibition in a museum.

Excellently preserved, great patina. From an old German private collection, in this since the 1950s.