1st century BC-1st century AD. A gold pin with figure of the infant Hercules (Greek Herakles) grappling with snakes, modelled in the round, possibly a marriage. 2.35 grams, 45mm (1 3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired on the London art market in 2009; previously in an old English collection; accompanied by an independent specialist report and valuation by graduate gemmologist and jewellery expert Anna Rogers, GIA GG, BA, Gem-A, ref. no.168270/07/12/2020.