TimeLine Auctions - 8 Day Antiquities & Coins Sale

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze head fragment of a statuette of Venus (Greek Aphrodite) with diadem or tiara tied at the rear. 50.6 grams, 45mm (1 3/...

3rd-4th century AD. An aqua glass jar with flared pedestal base, tall body and wide everted rim; the body impressed in four places to form a squar...

2nd-3rd century AD. A ceramic jar with red pigment to the surface, bulbous body and broad neck, chamfered rim and strap handle. 380 grams, 16.7cm ...

1st-4th century AD and later. A group of ten restrung necklaces of mainly oblate coloured glass beads. 150 grams total, 72cm (28 1/2"). Property o...

2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze strap distributor with three loops connected to a facing bull's head with bridle, ring-and-dot detailing. 67.7 grams,...

2nd-3rd century AD. A terracotta jar with funnel mouth, bulbous body and lateral strap handles. 182 grams, 12.6cm (5"). Property of a European col...

3rd century AD. A silver ring comprising a D-section hoop and flared shoulders, discoid bezel with stepped cell, inset jasper cloison with intagli...

2nd-4th century AD. A bronze jug or vase handle with ribbed strap, D-shaped attachment plaque with facing human mask. 62 grams, 78mm (3"). From a ...

2nd century AD and later. A mixed group of agate, carnelian, lapis lazuli and other plaques with profile bust, standing figure and other motifs. 7...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze finial with square-section pierced socket, the finial formed as a head of a matrona with dressed hair. 65 grams, 44mm...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A hollow-formed bronze bust of Jupiter (Greek Zeus), bearded and with face framed by curls, mantle to the left shou...

1st-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of graduated carnelian, lapis lazuli and other annular beads with labrys dangle centrepiece. 18.8 grams, 3...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A group of two bronze votive pugio daggers, one pierced, and a short sword. 14.5 grams total, 35-41mm (1 1/4 - 1 1/...

2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze figure of Hercules(?) standing with club supported on his left arm; sprue to the reverse. 32.4 grams, 59mm (2 1/4"). ...

1st-2nd century AD. A finely modelled bronze mount of a boar's head with pricked ears, large eyes and tusks, prominent neck bristles and a collar ...

1st-3rd century AD. A bronze mount formed as male bust with chubby features and curly hair, fixing stud to the reverse. 6.17 grams, 28mm (1"). Pro...

3rd century AD. A silver D-section ring with expanding shoulders, the oval-shaped bezel with engraved bust of Minerva (Greek Athena) wearing a Cor...

1st-2nd century BC. An amber glass phallus with testes below. 14 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European ...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze disc mirror with perforated edge and concentric rings to one face, tinned surface to the other, short handle with tre...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze hammerhead with square-section shank, rounded striking face, vertical piercing; to the reverse an image of...

1st-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of graduated irregular yellow citrine beads with modern gold-coloured bead spacers and clasp. 52 grams, 53...

1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of bronze medical and cosmetic items including applicators and tweezers. 36.3 grams total, 36-77mm (1 1/2 - 3")....

1st-2nd century AD. A terracotta oil lamp with discoid body, stub nozzle, discus with low-relief mask of Medusa. 63.2 grams, 87mm (3 1/2"). Proper...

5th-7th century AD. A fossil bone disc with incised text to one face in Gnostic script. 2.38 grams, 20mm (3/4"). From a private Belgian collection...

1st-3rd century AD. A substantial bronze clamp hinged to the middle with balustered section, lateral hinged arm. 97 grams, 20.5cm (8"). Ex an impo...

1st-3rd century AD. A miniature bronze male head wearing a helmet from a larger figurine. 1.6 grams, 10mm (1/2"). Property of a Bristol collector;...

Mainly 2nd-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of blue glass biconvex beads with spherical and other blue glass spacers, polyhedral centrepiece. 3...

1st-3rd century AD. A bronze fitting in the form of an eagle with outspread wings, loop below body; below a Hercules knot with ends in the form of...

2nd-4th century AD. A carved serpentine tortoise statuette. 11.2 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). From an important central London collection formed since th...

1st-2nd century AD. A group of two iron keys, one flat-section with tapering shank and perpendicular bits, the other a thick bow with rectangular ...

1st century BC- 12th century AD. A mixed bronze group comprising: a belt toggle with D-shaped finial, incised facial features; an annular strap di...

2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze wedge-shaped chisel with slightly curved edge, square-section shank and square butt. 17 grams, 40mm (1 1/2"). Propert...

1st-3rd century AD. A bronze bowl with flat base, incised concentric circles to the centre with central image of a stylised palm leaf. 153 grams, ...

3rd-4th century AD. A silver casket foot formed as the head and single paw of a lion with lentoid eyes and mane detailing; fixing stud to the reve...

2nd century AD and later. A mixed intaglio group comprising: one carnelian with eagle in flight; one carnelian with winged Victory holding a wreat...

2nd-4th century AD. A bronze pendant of a camel with legs folded beneath the body. 11.5 grams, 20mm (3/4"). Property of a Dutch gentleman; formerl...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze figure of an eagle perching with feather hatching. 24.8 grams, 37.3mm (1 1/2"). Property of a Dutch gentle...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze pendant with facing female mask. 9.36 grams, 22mm (3/4"). Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European ...

1st-2nd century AD. A lead-alloy model eagle with wings partly spread on a discoid finial. 41.7 grams, 44mm (1 3/4"). Ex an important Dutch collec...

2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze model bull on a socle base with plinth, advancing with tail looped, incised sunwheel to one hip. 47.5 grams, 40mm (1 ...

Mainly 1st-2nd century AD. A restrung necklace group of spherical and biconical amethyst and carnelian beads with later silver granulated collars ...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze D-section ring with discoid bezel, intaglio profile horseman motif. 10.1 grams, 24.4mm overall, 19.7mm internal diame...

1st century AD. A bronze ring with keeled and hatched hoop, scaphoid bezel with intaglio figure of two mice flanking a flower. Cf. Chadour, A.B. R...

1st-2nd century AD. A silver folding key with ribbed loop, tubular shank with granule detailing and trapezoidal bit. 3.6 grams, 30mm (1"). From a ...

3rd-4th century AD. A bronze eagle with wings spread, hatched texture to the chest and notches to the wings. 9.26 grams, 34mm (1 1/2"). Property o...

Mainly 2nd-3rd century AD. A restrung necklace of graduated blue glass annular beads with interstitial spacer beads. 87 grams, 59cm (23"). From a ...

2nd-4th century AD. An oval red carnelian intaglio gemstone engraved with profile male portrait. 0.28 grams, 9.92mm (1/2"). From the Fortuna colle...

1st-2nd century AD. A squat bronze footed bowl with segmented sidewall, raised rim. 175 grams, 60mm (2 1/2"). Ex an important Dutch collection; ac...

2nd-3rd century AD. A matched pair of gold wire earrings with hook-and-eye closure. 1.00 gram total, 13mm (1/4"). Ex an important Dutch collection...

1st-3rd century AD. A matched pair of bone cuboid dice with ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:3, 4:5. 4.55 grams total, 10-12mm (1/4"). Proper...

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Mainly 2nd century AD. A mixed gold group including a finger ring, earrings and other items. 4.28 grams total, 15-16mm (3/4"). Property of a lady;...

2nd-3rd century AD. An ellipsoid jasper plaque with intaglio altar flanked by fronds, topped by a heron(?); mounted in a later hollow-formed gold ...

1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of bronze cosmetic and medical implements including applicators, probes and a burin. 63.2 grams total, 5.3-12cm ...

1st century BC-1st century AD. A fragment of a silver figure of a zebu with forelegs resting on a rectangular base, hump to the shoulders and end ...

1st-3rd century AD. A mixed group of gold earrings comprising three wire hoops, a hollow-formed globe and a bar with glass bead dangles. 4.16 gram...

1st-2nd century AD. A bronze protome or finial formed as the head and forelegs of a bull with radiating lines to the forehead forming a star. 28 g...

3rd-4th century AD. A bronze plaque with swan's head and neck to one end, keeled upper face with rivets to the pinions, hinge loop to the rear. 20...

1st-12th century AD. A mixed group of bronze animal and bird figures. 37.8 grams total, 25-50mm (1 - 2"). Ex an important Dutch collection; acquir...

1st century BC-2nd century AD. A silver round-section tapering pin, the finial formed as a bust of Mercury (Greek Hermes), wearing a winged petaso...