Beautiful patina! Ancient bronze buckle and hook, Roman Empire, northern territory, ca. 300 AD. Heavy cast bronze ring with and matching hook with violin-shaped body, dimpled surface, hook section underneath now missing. 2-3/4"L x 1-3/4"H, intact/in choice condition, save missing hook. Custom lucite stand.
A beautiful ancient bronze buckle and hook from the Roman Empire, northern territory, ca. 300 AD. Heavy cast bronze ring with dimpled incisions; matching hook with violin-shaped body, hook section underneath is intact. 1-7/8"L x 1-1/2"H, intact/in choice condition. Custom lucite stand.
We have been fortunate to purchase 3 of these very rare Late Roman, Nordendorf style fibulae. Germanic in origin and dating to the late 4th to middle 5th century. Large decorated flared head, half-circular bridge and tapering base, this would have held a heavy cloak in place and may very well have been in the possession of a military officer. Bronze with iron pin (now long rusted away), covered in wonderful deep patina. Measures 3-1/2" L and in generally excellent condition, save missing pin... Click for details
Heavy ancient bronze bracelet from the northern reaches of the Roman Empire, ca 200 to 350 AD. Decorated with ribbing down entire length, with stippled decorations at edges and chevron incised areas at terminals. Quite stable and wearable, with lovely deep red/green patina. 3"D, in excellent to near-choice condition. Custom lucite stand.
Roman, ca 200 to 400 AD. Pottery oil lamp with small rounded wick hole, small handle and dimpled surface, signed on base "LOREN" with small circular maker's marks above and below. 3-3/4" L by 2-1/2" W and intact and generally excellent.
Nice early form! Roman, ca 1st century BC to 1st century AD. Pottery oil lamp with broad spout and two small wings to the sides, covered in deep brown slip, small foot beneath. 4-1/4" L by 3-1/2" W and intact and excellent.
So nice to see an authentic example after seeing literally hundreds of fakes on eBay! From ancient Roman, probably from northern Germanic territories, ca 2nd to 4th centuries AD. Solid bronze fibula in the shape of a horse, saddle on back and 13 circular incised decorations on body - pin now missing; deep-green patina. 1-5/8" x by 1-5/8"H, in choice condition, save aforementioned missing pin. Mounted on Lucite stand. ... Click for details
A lovely and early Roman Republic Coin! C. Junius C.f. AR Denarius. 149 BC. Helmeted head of Roma r., X behind / The Dioscuri galloping r.; C·IVNI·C·F below, ROMA in exergue. Babelon Junia 1. Sydenham 392. Crawford 210/1. 3.70 g, 18mm. Of note -- The Dioscuri Castor and Pollux were accorded a special place in the Roman collective consciousness and were honored on the city’s coinage for their legendary assistance to the Romans against the Latins and Tarquinius Superbus, the former King of Rome... Click for details
A beautiful large Egyptian bronze statue of cupid, god of erotic love. Depicted wearing Egyptian crown and with wings. Right foot broken and details a little soft, otherwise perfect grade.
Dating to the Roman period circa 1st-4th century AD, Egypt.
Large and amazing example of ancient Roman Glass! Ca. 1st - 2nd century AD, barrel-shaped body with slightly-concave base, with short neck and wide folded disc rim, with a broad applied combed strap handle. Clear glass - actually quite rare to find this colorless - now with incredibly silvery iridescent patina. 5-1/4"H (13 mm) x 5"D (12.7 mm), intact and choice. For similar example, see Christie's, London, Sale 5487, Lot 98. ... Click for details
