Greek, Roman, Egyptian & Other Antiquities

Only a very few coin dies have survived from antiquity so there was great interest in the Hellenistic examples offered by Apollo Art Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) on June 8.

London is host to two stand-out antiquities exhibitions.

Although cautiously catalogued, the Library Collection sale at Adam’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Dublin on April 29 included three pieces of Roman statuary that had been in an Irish private collection since around 1940.

A Roman marble bust of the tyrannical Emperor Commodus attracted a flurry of bids at Mallams (25% buyer’s premium) in Oxford.

Elaborate cruet frames from the pre-revolutionary period stand out in a traditional sale selection

Cellars and attics at famous Norfolk estate are cleared out as part of ‘housework’ to allow guided tours

Treasure finds in the UK are at an all-year high, a report has found.

A Roman marble portrait bust of an Antonine prince emerged Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) sale in Stansted Mountfitchet.

Viking artefacts seldom appear at auction and when they do, they cause quite a stir.

Swiss coin auction house Numismatic Genevensis has sold a rare Roman gold coin featuring the portrait of Marcus Junius Brutus for SFr1.5m (£1.34m).

Former Masterpiece fair chairman was particularly enthusiastic about antiquities