CNG 88, Lot: 2169. Estimate $500. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Bronze seal box. Roman, late 1st century BC-early 1st century AD. Rectangular in shape, the top with a bearded bust left with staff over shoulder. Before bust, SEPVLLIVS downward. Q (=quaestor?) behind bust to lower right. The whole within a beaded frame within a linear frame. Dimensions:1.7x1.4x0.6cm. Rare and interesting. Of exceptional quality.

Ex Gorny & Mosch 138 (7 March 2005), lot 2670.