Roman - Southern Europe - Rare - 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 Roman bronze Amor Balsamarium found at BaalbekFrom 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.
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Extremely rare Augustus aureusNot 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.
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Roman marble portrait, possibly Traianus DeciusExtraordinarily preserved marble head. Comparable in quality with portraits of Roman emperors on exhibition in large museums. Either a portrait type not yet surely attributed to Traianus Decius, or a private portrait of the Decius era imitating the official imperial portraits.
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Very rare Roman plastic oil lampLamp in the shape of a comic actor wearing a slave mask. Very impressive and rare piece.
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North African oil lamp with floral motifDark clay with partially preserved dark glaze. Nicely preserved, from an old collection.
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North African oil lamp - very rare typeDark clay with partially preserved dark green glaze, very rare transition type. Nicely preserved, from an old German collection.
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Roman oil lamp showing emperor ClaudiusVery rare depiction of this Roman emperor on a piece of pottery intended for daily use. Very well preserved, worth the exhibition in a museum. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
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Very rare double-spouted Roman bronze oil lampImpressive, massive piece with great patina. With original chains and hook
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Roman intaglio from rare dichroic glassThe lower half of the intaglio is intact and shows a woman in a long dress. Truely special about the piece is the blue reflecting glass that turns violet when light is passing through it.
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Roman bronze portrait head, possibly one of the soldier emperorsPerfectly preserved, delicate piece of ancient art with beautiful green patina, 3. century AD
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Extraordinary rare Julia Domna bronze from PaphlagoniaThe only specimen currently offered on the international numismatic market known to us. The coin praises the city of Gangra-Germanikopolis as the "altar of gods" and the oldest city of all Paphlagonia.
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Rare Nero AureusRome, 64 - 65 AD. The reverse shows the emperor with his second wife, Poppaea Sabina. Rare (R2).
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Roman gold diadem with bust of Licinius IIExciting and very well preserved piece.
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Roman military whistleHistorically interesting example of Roman military equipment. Whistles of this type have been used in the 1st to 2nd cent. AD. Their function is not fully understood, yet.
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Perfectly centered Domitian aureusReverse showing cornucopiae, in field COS IIII. Almost extremely fine, Rome 76-77 AD
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Rare Markus Antonius fouree denariusMint moving with Antonius. 42 BC, the year which has seen the 2nd triumvirat and the death of Caesar's murderer Brutus. Great cabinet patina, very rare in this condition.
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Roman military whistleHistorically interesting example of Roman military equipment. Whistles of this type have been used in the 1st to 2nd cent. AD. Their function is not fully understood, yet.
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Kleiner Kopf aus BleiHohlplastik eines männlichen Kopfes aus Blei, mit Frisur aus der Zeit der Adoptivkaiser,
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Seltene zweischnauzige römische ÖllampeIm Spiegel sehr gut erhaltene Abbildung von Cupido, auf dem Henkel eine Serapisdarstellung. Dieser Typ ist in Ton sehr selten.
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Fein gearbeiteter römischer GlaskrugElegante Henkelkanne aus feinem Glas. Kugelförmigem Körper, eingedrückte Standfläche, bikonchal geformte Lippe, 85mm hoch. 3. bis 4. Jh. n. Chr.
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Kaiserzeitliche römische Lampe mit imperialem AdlerMuseumswürdiges Stück mit dem Symbol des römischen Imperiums, gefertigt auf dem italischen Festland.
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Römische Scheibenfibel mit GlaskameeAntike Brosche mit Glasverzierung in Gesichtsform. Sehr seltenes Schmuckstück, Kamee von hervorragender Qualität. 2. bis 5. Jh. n. Chr. 32mm Durchmesser, 7,3g.
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Römischer Goldanhänger mit KameoAls Ohrring getragen. Mit Darstellung vornehmer Dame in Achatkameo, Verzierung aus Perlen an Goldfäden. 2. bis 3. Jh. n. Chr., römische Kaiserzeit. Ca. 3,3g Gold.
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Amphoriskos aus Glas, SandkerntechnikBauch und Schulter mit weißer Fadenauflage in Spiral- und Federmustern verziert. Imposantes, museal erhaltenes Stück.
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Vorzüglicher Denar des GalbaWundervolles Portrait eines typischen römischen Aristokraten. Seltenheit RIC Rare. Aus Generationensammlung, vom Leibarzt des Prinzen Karl von Preußen im 19. Jh. begründet.
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Aureus des Antoninus PiusRom, 148 - 149 n. Chr. Aequitas steht n.l., hält Waage und Füllhorn. Vorzügliche Erhaltung, ausdrucksstarkes Portrait in hohem Relief.
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Antike Münzform für Falschgeld - Fund aus NorthamptonshireGefunden in Pitchley, UK, am 1. Januar 2008. Der Fund ist mit PAS Nummer dokumentiert und wissenschaftlich untersucht. Von außerordentlicher Seltenheit.
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Extremely rare Domitian aureusGeprägt 80 n. Chr. unter Titus. Zustand ss, in einschlägigen Referenzwerken nicht aufgeführt. RIC kennt einen Denar selben Typs im British Museum.
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Extremely rare aureus of Saturninus coined for Probus - 7th known specimen of this coinDie 7. weltweit bekannte Münze des Saturninus überhaupt und damit eines der seltensten Stücke der römischen Numismatik in exzellenter Erhaltung.
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Pescennius Niger denarius - one of its kindHybridprägung aus zwei Typen, beide von Seltenheit RIC R3. Einzigartiges, unpubliziertes Stück eines sehr seltenen Kaisers. Aus preußischer Generationensammlung.
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Extremely fine preserved Titus aureusAeternitas steht n. l. vor Altar, über ihren ausgestreckten Händen den Köpfe von Sol und Luna. Absolut vorzüglich. Auf dem Revers sehr interessanter Gegenstempel in Form eines M.
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Extremely rare Markus Antonius and Octavian aureusMoneyer M. Barbatius Pollio. An excellently preserved historic coin from the era of the second triumvirate.
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Antefic from the time of the Late Roman Republic - found in RomeDetaillierte Ausführung eines Medusenhaupts, gerahmt von Voluten. Hellroter Ton mit weißlicher Bemalung. Sehr gute Erhaltung.
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