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Roman Sheet-Gold Phalera Cover with Imperial Bust
Roman Sheet-Gold Phalera Cover with Imperial Bust
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4th-6th century A.D. Discoid appliqué with beaded rim and a repoussé imperial bust to the centre, the bearded male looking right and wearing a laurel wreath and a military cloak. Cf. Sannazzaro, M., Giostra, C., Petala Aurea, Gold-Sheet-work of Byzantine and Lombard Origin from the Rovati Collection, Truccazzano, 2014, no.10, for a circular gold sheet with imperial image. 3.46 grams, 64 mm (2 1/2 in.).

Acquired in the early 1990s. From the collection of a London antiquarian. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

The subject is represented as an imperator or field general, recalling the image of a victorious emperor, iconography widely in use in the late Roman Empire. [No Reserve]
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Roman Sheet-Gold Phalera Cover with Imperial Bust

Estimate £400 - £600
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Starting Price £5
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