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Ancient art and antiquities in the Alte Roemer online shop
Welcome to the Alte Roemer shop, where you will find authentic artefacts covering the time span from Bronze Age to Late Antiquity. Refine your search to ancient Roman, Greek, Egyptian or other antiquities using the navigation menu on the left, or just browse our full selection. An own section of our shop is dedicated to ancient numismatics with focus on Roman and Greek coins. Please do not hesitate to contact us any time via email or using our contact form. Correspondence is welcome in English, German, Italian, French, Russian or Japanese.
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Sumerian brick with royal inscriptionClay tile from the temple of Eridu, donated around 2040 BC. Dedicated by Amar-Sin, king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Studied for a research project in 1983.
€6,000
Vitae Caesarum - Compiled biographies of the Roman Emperors from the 16th centuryImpressum large early print. The edition is not only basing on the standard work by Sueton, but includes many other partially rare ancient authors. H. Froben & N. Episcopius, Basel, September 1546
€1,900
Fragments of an Egyptian coffin lidMagnificently preserved, polychrome hieroglyphs from the 12th Dynasty. A prime example of the strict yet energetic art of the Middle Kingdom. With attribution by Professor Settgast of the Egyptian Museum in Berlin from 1979.
€26,400
Egyptian coffin lid with paintingMain part of a sarcophagus lid with a polychrome painted exterior. A wonderful insight into the Egyptian death rituals from the Ptolemaic-Roman period in Egypt.
€13,900
Very rare Henry Cohen 1880 - 1892 editionDeuxième Édition. Paris - London 1880 - 1892. Contemporary half-leather binding with golden letterae. A highlight for every numismatics literature collection.
€3,500
Cicero - very rare German 1535 edition with 234 partially page-large woodcutsThe only 1535 edition currently available on the market known to us. Very good condition, appropriate for the age of the volume. Especially worth mentioning are the rich illustrations showing Death as Grim Reaper, feasts, a woman giving birth with midwife, and a scholar wearing glasses.
€7,800
Old Babylonian cuneiform tabletClay tablet with cuneiform administrative or legal text. Dating to the reign of Ammi-Ditana, a king of the first dynasty of Babylon.
€2,430
Old Babylonian cuneiform tabletInteresting small clay tablet with cuneiform legal text from Old Babylonian times.
€1,890
Nova Acta Eruditorum - 1740 and 1741 editions in one volumeJahrgang 1740 selten, mit Holzschnitt antiker Münzen, Karte des Heiligen Landes und weiteren Abbildungen. Aus der Sammlung Prof. H. Brosch, Prachtexemplar.
€925
