428, Lot: 585. Estimate $200. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Pair of gold earrings. Roman, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Each with a round shield decorated with a repousse facing head framed by a rope like border. Short pendants now missing beads. Overall lengths (including loops): approx. 2.8cm; diameter of shields: 1.4cm. Earthen deposits and light. The loop on one a modern addition.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 288 (10 October 2012), lot 742.