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| RJ 010992 | Excellent Roman 'Gold' Pendant Gold, 2.75 grams; 24.94 mm. Circa. 4th century AD. An inverted wine glass shaped pendant decorated with a rope type boarder around the suspension loop connection; the lower piece of the stem has the same rope design, this is repeated again on the rim that runs around the central turret, from which four spheres hang decorated with small granule projections. A rare and beautiful piece in extremely fine condition. Ex. Old English collection. | £225.00  |  |
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| RJ 011689 | Rare Large Roman 'Gold Scrolls' Pendant Gold, 9.13 grams; 39.38 mm. Circa 4th century A.D. Gold sheet disc with a rim of serrated gold wire around the edge; internally the disc is decorated with a boarder of gold phallic shaped scrolls enclosing a second boarder of fine scrolls with a heavily beaded band on the inner side that joins the base of a raised mount. The mount which holds a green/blue stone is detailed with two very fine rows of pleated gold wire. A stunning piece in extremely fine condition. Ex. old European collection. | £850.00  |  |
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| RJ 010990 | Rare Roman 'Hexagonal' Gold Earring Gold, 1.19 grams; 16.49 mm. Circa 1st Century A.D. Hexagonal gold face decorated with a detailed petal design enclosing a small raised mount set with a dark blue stone. Ear attachment is made up from an S shaped loop of gold. Very Fine condition and rare. Ex. G. Owen collection. | £225.00  |  |
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| RJ 005964 | Roman 'Sol Invictus' Ladies Gold Diadem Gold, 3.03 grams, 212.88 mm. Late 4th/Early 5th Century. Gold diadem with a stamped repoussé decoration of Sol Invictus. Each side is decorated with vines and leaves all entwined forming a great floral pattern. In the centre is a motif in the form of a radiate Sol Invictus. Either side two perforated holes at the terminals where a thin ribbon would have been, in order to fasten the diadem to the head, probably hanging from the excess ribbon on the back would have been two pearls. The word diadem is derived from the Greek word diadeo meaning to surround. In the late 4th century the gold diadem started to replace the laurel wreath, by the early 5th century the gold diadem became a symbol of wealth, and was used as a signifier of the Emperor, which was previously the laurel wreath. A person of significance and high in the social hierarchy would have proudly adorned this piece to their head. A superb example in Very Fine condition. Ex. A retired London collector. | £1,725.00  |  |
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| RJ 010202 | Roman 'Male Head' Intaglio Turquoise, 0.36 grams; 8.15 mm. Circa 1st - 3rd Century A.D. A vibrant turquoise stone intaglio carved in high relief with a male head. Very Fine condition. | £70.00  |  |
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| RJ 007171 | Roman 'Jeweled Flower' Earring Gold, 1.28 grams, 17.54 mm. Circa 3rd/4th Century A.D. A beautiful elaborate Roman jeweled earring of rectangular shape, decorated with petals with a central translucent pale blue stone held in a simple raised setting. The reverse is fitted with an s-shaped piece of gold wire for attachment. Complete and wearable, and in Extremely Fine condition. From an old English collection. Ex. A. Smith. | £325.00  |  |
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| RJ 002227 | Roman 'Twin Bead' Earring Gold, 1.38 grams; 35.64 mm. Complete and in excellent condition, a 4th Century gold Earring. Gold band with long suspension bar holding two beautiful pearls. Good workmanship and a beautiful design. Ex. Ancient Art; Ex DRG Antiquities. Extremely Fine condition. | £120.00  |  |
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| RJ 004584 | Roman 'Phallic' Lunar Pendant Copper alloy, 10.31 grams; 20.46 mm. 2nd Century A.D. A crescent moon in the centre, surrounding are three coral inlays the top two supporting the suspension lugs. Below are two curved protrusions with a phallic surmounting the crescent. Very Fine condition and wearable. | £195.00  |  |
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| RJ 003127 | Roman 'Phallic' Pendant Copper alloy, 6.79 grams, 35.12 mm. 1st - 3rd Century A.D. A military pendant depicting a male phallus on one end, with a hand on the other. Below is a protruding decorative lug with the remains of the suspension loop above. Good Fine. | £35.00  |  |
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| RJ 008895 | Roman 'Hand and Phallus' Erotic Pendant Copper alloy, 17.66 grams; 40.44 mm. Circa 1st - 3rd Century A.D. A rare pendant with an 'interesting' depiction of a hand, typically Roman with the middle finger raised, and holding between the thumb and index finger a well pronounced phallus. The hand is cut off at the wrist where there is a loop for suspension, worn through in antiquity. Excessively rare and Very Fine condition. Found Woodstock. | £110.00  |  |
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| RJ 005443 | Roman 'Drop Bead' Earring Gold, 1.51 grams, 21.47 mm. Circa 2nd Century A.D. A beautiful Roman drop earring, on the catch bar is a pearlescent glass bead. Originally the dish would have housed a decorative stone or glass, above is a fantail. Very Fine condition. | £95.00  |  |
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| RJ 005442 | Roman 'Turreted' Earring Gold, 0.95 grams; 15.24 mm. Circa 1st Century A.D. A round gold earring, surmounted on top is a paste bead; around the mount is a beaded border. Very Fine condition. | £90.00  |  |
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| RJ 006601 | Ancient Roman or Parthian 'Carnelian' Necklace Carnelian, 36.02 grams; 45.00 cm; 18 inch. Circa 1st century BC – 1st century AD. A lovely carnelian necklace, restrung to form a beautiful Y-shape. It has over 90 globular, oval and geometrically shaped carnelian beads of different shades of orange and red with different degree of transparency. Some of the beads are drilled from both ends and they have conical opening. Extremely fine condition with modern clasp for it to be worn. Extremely fine condition. | £95.00  |  |
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