Roman - Southern Europe - Sold antiquities
Archive of sold antiquities
All artefacts sold in our gallery are fully documented in our online archive and database. Being a specialist ancient art dealer, preserving also the more recent history of each and every piece sold in our shop is at our heart. That is particularly useful for artefacts that changed owners in the meantime. Information that may have been lost in the process can be easily restored from our archives. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information about ancient items that have been sold in our gallery. We can help you with reconstructing the history of ownership for those items. All information about our customers will be kept confidential, of course.-
Very rare Vespasian sestertius
Pax standing right, holding branch and setting a pile of arms on fire. Left shield leaning on a column with a statue of Minerva.
Price: on requestVery fine Nerva cistophoric tetradrachmVery impressive, large silver coin. Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachf. auction Nr. 116 (1979), lot 3012.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with quadrigaNice depiction on the dark glass paste. It shows the horses of the chariot at full gallop.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with nymph and satyrThe white banded glass paste and shows a scene with nymph or maenad putting her arm around a satyr's neck.
Price: on requestRoman glass paste with godThe roman intaglio shows a standing god. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestVery fine Constantius II. siliquaVOTIS / XXX / MVLTIS / XXXX in wreath, C IA in exergue. Constantinopolis mint, 11th officina, 351 - 355 A.D. Wonderful dark patina.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with two personsRoman light red glass paste from the Professor Brosch collection of ancient glyptics. Possibly showing Heracles and Apollon.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with person in mantleAn ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice orange glass paste. It shows a person leaning on a sword or rudder stock.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with goddess NikeAttractive white banded orange glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestImpressive massive Roman bronze oil lamp with birdFrom a German private collection, acquired 1982 at Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Germany. The bird possibly depicts a dove, a popular symbol among the early Christians, symbolizing the Holy Spirit.
Price: on requestRoman Republican coinage - very fine Semis, 211 - 208 BCThe obverse is showing a wreathed head of Saturn, prora on the reverse. Great dark brown patina.
Price: on requestVery fine Augustus As with beautiful dark patinaBare head on obverse, legend around SC on reverse. Ex Gerhard Hirsch auction 141, 1984.
Price: on requestJudaea - Prutah from year 3 of first Jewish War - ex KuenkerFine to very fine condition, beautiful patina. Amphora and vine leaf, Paleo-Hebrew insciprios "year 3" and "The freedom of Zion".
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with young satyrNice white-banded, orange-brown glass paste. It shows the spirit of nature in extasy.
Price: on requestRoman glass flaskFlask with voluminous body and base ring from the Late Roman period. A piece from the Dr. Teubner collection.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio of carnelianThe gem stone from the Late Roman Imperial period is engraved in linear style. It shows a standing person in a cloak.
Price: on requestRoman medallion with ArtemisThe piece of gold jewellery could be worn as a pendant on the ear or on a necklace. The relief shows a most famous cult statue, the Ephesian Artemis. The medallion was made between the 1st and 3rd century.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with the Spartan OthryadesThe glass paste depicts a scene from the battle of the 300. Othryades declares the victory of Sparta. He writes it on the shield of a slain enemy with blood from his own wounds.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with seated manAn ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice violet glass paste and shows a scene between two persons.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with standing personAn ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice orange-brown glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestExtremely fine Julius Caesar denarius - elephant trampling on horned snakeWell centered, beautiful tone. The reverse shows the emblems of the pontificate.
Price: on requestLarge Roman bronze fibulaA brooch of the so-called Kraeftig Profiliert type. From the Roman Imperial period. An impressive piece made of beautifully dark patinated bronze.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with Hermes and TycheThe ancient intaglio from Roman times shows a scene between the two gods. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with man in mantleAn orange coloured piece depicts a standing male figure holding an object next to the body. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with HeraclesAn ancient intaglio from Roman times made of nice violet glass paste. It shows a standing hero, very likely Heracles.
Price: on requestRoman gold earringsTwo nice earrings made of gold wire, decorated by a convex round shield of gold sheet. Form the Roman Imperial period.
Price: on requestBeautifully banded roman glass pasteThe roman intaglio shows a standing naked god. Wonderful green ring insert with blue and white decorative band.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with child ErosRoman glass paste with dynamic scene. It shows the god running. Made of purple glass, imitating amethyst.
Price: on requestRoman medallion with FortunaThe piece of gold jewellery could be worn as a pendant on the ear or on a necklace. The relief shows Fortuna, the goddess of fortune and fate, with her typical attributes. Made between the 1st and 3rd century.
Price: on requestVery fine Trajan sestertius with beautiful patinaThe 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.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with satyrBrown glass paste with white decorative band. The piece boosts a high quality depiction of a panther's skin. The upper part missing.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with winged goddessThe glass paste has a remarkably vibrant violet colour. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with warrior leaning on helmetInteresting scene formed into an opaque blue glass paste. From the Professor Brosch collection of engraved gems.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio of a silenusThe nature spirit is standing naked, depicted with a beard and bald head. Nice orange glass paste.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with lyre playerThe ancient intaglio from Roman times is made of nice orange glass paste. It probably shows Eros as a young god playing the lute.
Price: on requestRoman intaglio with standing personNice orange brown glass paste. The person might be the god Hermes, known as Mercurius in Roman culture.
Price: on request