The reverse shows the urn of Vespasian on a column. Great patina. 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.

So-called Herodian oil Lamp, from a type dating to the time of birth of Jesus Christ. From the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 53397.

Found 1966 - 1981 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany. Novaesium was an early Roman foundation and with this is one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Found 1966 till 1981 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany. Novaesium was an early Roman foundation and with this is one of the oldest cities in Germany.

Roman jewellery insert made of purple glass paste, imitating amethyst. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

The Roman decorative insert is made of beautiful purple glass paste, imitating amethyst. Interesting depiction.

The Roman ring insert is made of purple glass paste that imitates amethyst. It depicts a tall vase.

Matching pair of gold jewellery with semi-spherical shield. From the Roman Imperial period.

Matching pair of gold jewellery with semi-spherical shield and coloured glass bead. From the Roman Imperial period.

The seal of black stone bears a scene with four noblemen or gods. Late Syrian, around 1500 BC.

The pendant with a cock and lion motif was worn as a lucky charm or protective amulet. Made in the early Byzantine period in a glass workshop in Judaea.

The bangle or hair ring from the Roman Imperial period is made of dark blue glass. Produced in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The early Etruscan bronze brooch is characterized by its artistically decorated bow. From the collection of Professor Alder-Kissling.

The early Etruscan bronze brooch is characterized by its artistically decorated bow. A find from northern Italy.

Beautiful example with orange and turquoise enamel. A find from 2nd century Roman Britain.

Characteristic figure for the Bronze Age in the region that is today northern Syria. Dating to the 3rd or early 2nd Millennium BC.

Showing bust of Venus and Octavian in military dress. 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.

East Greek ointment vessel from the 6th century B.C. From an old German private collection, acquired in the 1960s.

Found 1971 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany, an early Roman foundation and with this one of the oldest cities in Germany.

The marble seal bears a fight scene with lions. From the Early Dynastic or Akkadian period in the later 3rd Millennium BC.

A rare mixture of cicada fibula and trumpet fibula, from the 2nd century. Found on the Isle of Wight.

Nicely crafted Stone Age tool made of jadeite. From southern France.

A Stone Age tool from Aalborg in Denmark. Nicely polished and impressive workmanship.

The small glass vessel with a spherical body shows beautiful violet reflections and violet-brown transmissions. From the third century.

Protective amulet with dwarf god Bes. A typical specimen for its kind from Ancient Egypt.

Protective amulet in the form of a mask of the god Bes made of turquoise faience with black applications. Nice specimen from the 26th dynasty of ancient Egypt.

Polychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.

Polychrome glass bead with stylized elements of a face as protection against the evil eye. Produced in Carthage or the Phoenician homeland, 4th to 3rd century BC.

Beautiful kylix in excellent condition. Acquired 2022 at Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, Switzerland. Ex Swiss private collection Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne. Acquired April 07, 1954.

Very good condition, intact and not restored. From an old German private collection, acquired before 1982.

Exciting group of 17 bronze objects. These include an Italian serpentine fibula with large disc head, three early Etruscan brooches, and a bronze sheet with a decorative head.

Brooch with a Romano-Celtic sunburst design. Circa 2nd century. A find from Roman Britain

A find from the Isle of Wight from the Migration Period. Beautiful testimonial of the settlement of Britain by the Anglo-Saxons.

Roman jewellery insert made of dark glass paste. It depicts a horse with a foal. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.

Nice depiction of a lion on an orange glass paste from the Roman period.

The skillful work shows a Roman galley with rowers. It is a very rare depiction for an ancient glass paste.