Roman Bronzes
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Today in Brussels I acquired two bronze items to add to my collection of old stuff.
One is a really nice bronze figurine of a Roman God.
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I have seen these types of figurines in many of the Roman museums all over Europe, but I have never had the chance to buy one before. I think that this one depicts Hercules holding a club in his left hand, but it might be Mercury too. I'm not certain.
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It is about 11 cm high and dates from the 2nd to 3rd century A.D.
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It was found in a Roman burial using a metal detector near Krefeld, Germany.
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I also bought a Roman coin depicting Julia Domna dating dated A.D. 217.
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Julia Domna was the wife of the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus.
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Link to my collection of ancient coins: http://tinyurl.com/nu8p5
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