Antiquities Exclusives - April 2015

ANTIQUITIES 

EXCLUSIVES 

Downies Coins Melbourne 

Shop U04 Southgate 

3 Southgate Avenue, Southbank VIC 3006 

Ph: (03) 9686 8411 E: melbourne@downies.com 

April 2015 

JEWELLERY 

4. Pair of Roman gold earrings, each with hemispherical plates 

attached to the wire loop, c.2nd Century AD 

$460 | 11063 | KQ94 

1. Roman single earring, being a leaf or fruit trio cluster attached 

to wire loop with wire twist decorations on each side, c.2nd 

Century AD 

$450 | 11060 | KQ101 

5. Pair of Roman gold earrings, each with hemispherical plate 


$460 | 11064 | KQ95 

2. Roman single drop earring, hollow tubular loop with slightly 

flattened spherical ornament at the front and grape cluster at the 

bottom, c.2nd Century AD 

$295 | 11061 | KQ103 

6. Pair of Roman gold earrings, each with fruit or leaf ornament 


$495 | 11065 | KQ96 

3. Pair of Roman gold earrings, each being a hollow sphere mounted 

on gold wire with disc attached, both spheres split, one with the 

wire loop detached, c.2nd Century AD 

$495 | 11062 | KQ93 

7. Roman nicely decorated single earring formed of hollow gold 

tube rounded to 25mm diameter, the bottom with small ring 

between two bands, two loops attached to the upper sides, some 

minor age encrustation, c.2nd Century AD 

$550 | 11066 | KQ99 

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8. Roman bronze fibula c.2nd-3rd Century AD, lacking pin, length 

41mm, traces of original silvering 

$75 | 11067 | KQ109 

12. Roman bronze fibula, c.2nd-3rd Century AD, with pin intact, 

knee type, length 35mm 

$95 | 11071 | KQ119 


41mm 

$60 | 11068 | KQ111 


length 30mm, in the shape of a hound 

$145 | 11072 | KQ122 

10. Roman silver fibula, c.2nd-3rd Century AD, with pin intact, 

length 24mm 

$125 | 11069 | KQ125 


length 30mm, the central part of the arm in the form of a ring 

which would once have contained a jewel or crystal 

$150 | 11073 | KQ123 

11. Roman bronze fibula c.2nd-3rd Century AD, knee type, lacking 

pin, length 35mm 

$75 | 11070 | KQ110 

15. Roman bronze fibula crossbow type, c.3rd Century AD or later, 

lacking pin, length 66mm 

$165 | 11074 | KQ105 

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16. Roman bronze fibula crossbow type, c.3rd Century AD or later, 

with pin intact, length 57mm 

$165 | 11075 | KQ114 



$95 | 11079 | KQ113 


length 45mm, traces of original silvering 

$95 | 11080 | KQ118 

17. British or Continental medieval bronze brooch with cross within 

an ornamental surround, lacking the pin, small piece missing and 

a break on one of the arms, width 46mm 

$165 | 11076 | KQ130 

SURGICAL & COSMETIC 

22. Bronze surgical probe, Roman c.2nd-3rd Century, length 

110mm, neat incised spiral thumb and forefinger grip at the top 

$95 | 11081 | KQ145 

23. Bronze surgical or domestic sewing needle, Roman c.2nd-3rd 

Century, length 77mm, fine green patina 

$95 | 11082 | KQ148 

18. British or Continental medieval belt buckle with pin intact, 

length 28mm 

$95 | 11077 | KQ133 

24. Bronze tweezers, Roman period c.3rd-5th Century, encrusted, 

length 50mm 

$95 | 11083 | KQ127 

BRONZE AGE 



$95 | 11078 | KQ112 

25. Luristan bronze undecorated penannular bracelet, c.10th-8th 

Century BC, maximum diameter 69mm 

$95 | 11084 | KQ85 

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WEAPONS 

30. Luristan bronze short-sword blade with median rib, tang and inward 

curving lateral flanges, c.12th-9th Century BC, length 495mm 

$1,100 | 11090 | KQ79 

26. Luristan bronze penannular bracelet, c.10th-8th Century BC, 

etched herringbone pattern at the ends, maximum diameter 62mm 

$95 | 11086 | KQ86 

31. Roman, Danube Frontier, socketed iron spear point, 1st-4th 

Century AD, ex hoard, untreated as recovered, length 70mm 

$95 | 11091 | KQ153 

32. Roman, Danube Frontier, tanged iron spear point, 1st-4th 


$95 | 11092 | KQ154 


etched herringbone pattern at the ends and slightly thickened 

ends, maximum diameter 70mm 

$95 | 11087 | KQ87 

33. Roman, Danube Frontier, tanged iron spear point, 1st-4th 


$95 | 11093 | KQ155 

TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS 


globular sides, flattened ‘button’ ends, maximum diameter 60mm 

$95 | 11088 | KQ89 

34. Holy Land, Judaea, late Bronze Age, c.1550-1200BC, large white 

buff terracotta pinched-rim oil lamp, round base, couple of small 

chips to rim, 162mm 

$245 | 11094 | KQ46 

29. Luristan bronze undecorated flat round pendant or possibly a small 

mirror, c.10th-8th Century BC, encrusted surface, length 69mm 

$135 | 11089 | KQ91 

35. Holy Land, Judaea, iron age, c.1200-1000BC, buff terracotta 

pinched-rim oil lamp, round base, flared sides to form a lip, long 

nicely formed spout, discreet repair, 136mm 

$225 | 11095 | KQ48 

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36. Holy Land, Jerusalem, Hellenistic period, grey terracotta radial line oil 

lamp with ill-defined ‘S’ shaped lug on the right shoulder, elongated 

spout, broad ring around the fill hole, deep radial lines on the shoulder, 

minor repair on the underside, 4th-1st Century BC, 93mm 

$195 | 11096 | KQ20 

41. Holy Land, Byzantine period, pink terracotta lamp, stylized 

floral pattern around the fill hole, flat base with branch pattern, 

weathered surface, small chip to fill hole, 6th-8th Century 

AD, 89mm 

$175 | 11101 | KQ73 

37. Holy Land, Jerusalem, Hellenistic period, red terracotta radial line 

oil lamp with slightly raised lug on the rear shoulder, double ring 

around the fill hole, radial lines on the shoulder, crackled surface 

weathering, 4th-1st Century BC, 82mm 

$195 | 11097 | KQ21 

42. Holy Land, Byzantine period red clay lamp, raised conical 

body, shallow ribbed sides, ringed lip around filling hole, small 

triangular nozzle, loop handle from rim to shoulder, flat base, 

6th-7th Century AD, height 65mm 

$210 | 11102 | KQ2 

38. Holy Land, Byzantine period, Christian buff terracotta lamp, scroll 

ornamentation on the discus, pellets in the quarters between limbs of 

a cross moline on the handle, flat base, 6th-8th Century AD, 100mm 

$175 | 11098 | KQ18 

43. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, buff terracotta with red 

slip lamp, banner device on the discus within a rimmed channel, 

high conical handle, the upper surface of which is missing, thin 

wreath pattern on upper shoulder, ring base, 7th-9th Century 

AD, 115mm 

$175 | 11103 | KQ69 

39. Holy Land, Byzantine period, Christian pale pink buff terracotta 

lamp, radial lines on the discus, mascle on the handle, 

depression in each quarter of an incuse cross within ring on the 

base, 6th-8th Century AD, the spout repaired, 100mm 

$145 | 11099 | KQ62 

40. Holy Land, Byzantine period, buff terracotta lamp, pellets within 

band around the fill hole, floral ornamentation on the shoulder, 

flat base, weathered surface, 6th-8th Century AD, 102mm 

$175 | 11100 | KQ65 

44. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, red terracotta lamp, channel 

on the discus and spout, stylised bird design on the shoulders, 

conical handle, wheel within ring on the base, 6th-8th Century 

AD, weathered surface in places, particularly the underside, 

7th-9th Century AD, 87mm 

$150 | 11104 | KQ77 

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45. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, red terracotta lamp, high 

double rim around large filling hole, the outer ring extending to 

the nozzle forming a channel to the spout, chevron pattern on 

the shoulder, high conical handle, ringed base with wheel or star 

within, 6th-8th Century AD, 90mm 

$150 | 11105 | KQ26 

49. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, Christian red terracotta lamp, 

raised double rim around large fill hole, the outer rim extended to 

the spout to form a channel to the nozzle, cruciform ornament on 

loop around the filling hole, conical handle (broken), radiating lines 

on shoulder, ring base, 7th-9th Century AD, 105mm 

$175 | 11109 | KQ27 

46. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, high-bodied red terracotta 

lamp, channelled top, decorated banding on the shoulder, conical 

handle, ringed base, 6th-8th Century AD, 85mm 

$150 | 11106 | KQ24 

50. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine period, Christian red terracotta 

lamp, raised rim on the discus and nozzle forming a broad 

channel, within which is a bird above a cross, high conical 

handle, lines on shoulder, ring base, 7th-9th Century AD, 105mm 

$175 | 11110 | KQ28 


lamp, channel on the discus and spout with ‘.x.’ within , laurelwreath 

on the shoulder, conical handle, ringed base within which 

is an elaborate cross, 6th-8th Century AD, small chips on the 

carination and handle, 7th-9th Century AD, 73mm 

$175 | 11107 | KQ78 


lamp, spillage channel on discus and spout, a faint cruciform 

ornament in the channel, tab handle, radial lines on shoulder, 

ring base, 7th-9th Century AD, 100mm 

$175 | 11111 | KQ30 


lamp, deep rimmed channel, small break to the ring around 

the fill hole with slight loss to the upper part of a cross in the 

channel, scroll ornamentation with quadrupeds on the shoulders, 

conical handle, double ringed base with cross and pellets within, 

6th-8th Century AD, 90mm 

$150 | 11108 | KQ23 


lamp, spillage channel on discus and spout, elongated cruciform 

ornament in the channel, conical handle, radial lines on shoulder, 

double ringed base, 7th-9th Century AD, 88mm 

$175 | 11112 | KQ31 

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lamp, spillage channel on discus and spout, tab handle, radial 

lines on shoulder, ring base, heavily weathered surface, small chip 

to the handle, 7th-9th Century AD, 100mm 

$145 | 11113 | KQ76 

57. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine-Islamic round lamp in pale buff 

clay, the top surface with two circular bands, the inner circle with 

scalloped linear design, the outer circle with pellets and crosses, 

conical handle, flat base, c.600-800AD, 75mm 

$145 | 11117 | KQ4 

54. Syro-Palestinian buff pink slip terracotta lamp with line and 

pellet decoration on the top around a large fill hole, broad spout, 

conical handle, slightly flattened base, 4th-6th Century, 114mm 

$175 | 11114 | KQ71 

58. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine-Islamic round lamp in pale buff clay, 

crescents on the upper surface, floral pattern around the fill hole, 

plain shoulder, conical handle, ring base, c.600-800AD, 85mm 

$145 | 11118 | KQ3 


clay, double-ringed discus with grapevine pellets around the fill 

hole, short vertical ribbing on the shoulder, ring base, c.600- 

800AD, 71mm 

$145 | 11115 | KQ61 


clay, the top surface with two main circular bands, the inner circle 

decorated with linear crescents, the outer circle plain, conical 

handle, ring base with rosette design within, c.600-800AD, 83mm 

$145 | 11119 | KQ1 

56. Syro-Palestinian, Byzantine-Islamic round lamp in pale 

buff clay, the top surface with grapevine pellets around the fill 

hole, short vertical ribbing on the shoulder, ring base, c.600- 

800AD, 73mm 

$145 | 11116 | KQ6 

60. Holy Land, white buff pottery jar, Persian period 539-334 BC, 

flattened bulbous body with very wide mouth, low foot with ring 

base, height 41mm 

$225 | 11120 | KQ41 

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61. Holy Land, pink pottery jar, Persian period 539-334 BC, gentle 

angled carination narrowing on the shoulder to a wide slightly 

flared mouth and conically tapering to a low foot, flattened at the 

base, height 51mm 

$225 | 11121 | KQ42 

65. Roman Palestine, pale buff terracotta Unguentarium 1st Century 

AD, bulbous body with shallow banding on the sides, tall neck, 

flared rim at top, flat base, 137mm 

$195 | 11125 | KQ51 

62. Holy Land, Roman period c.1st-3rd Century AD, grey pottery 

vessel, the clay mixed with mica flecks and sand providing a 

textured surface, height 98mm 

$245 | 11122 | KQ139 

66. Roman Palestine, buff terracotta Unguentarium 1st Century AD, 

bulbous body, flared rim at top of neck, flat base, trace of redbrown 

paint, 75mm 

$195 | 11126 | KQ34 


AD, slender body with tall neck, flared rim at top, flat base, redbrown 

paint at top of neck, 122mm 

$185 | 11123 | KQ33 

67. Roman Palestine, orange terracotta Unguentarium 1st Century 

AD, bulbous body with tall neck, flared rim at top, flat base, some 

small chips to rim, 125mm 

$155 | 11127 | KQ53 


AD, bulbous body with tall neck, flared rim at top, flat base, trace 

of red-brown paint at top of neck, 129mm 

$195 | 11124 | KQ50 

68. Roman Palestine, orange terracotta Unguentarium 1st Century 

AD, bulbous body with tall neck slightly flared at the top, flat 

base, some chips to the rim, stripped of accretions, tortoise-shell 

patterned crackled surface weathering, 110mm 

$155 | 11128 | KQ54 

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