Dedicated to Apollo
Undoubtedly one of the more unusual lots to have featured in these reports over the years, the 3½in (9cm) wide piece of gold foil pictured here bears an Orphic poem by one Agestratos, who dedicates his brief verses to Apollo in what is thought to be Doric Greek.
Sold online at £45,000, it was part of The History of Western Script auction, a further selection …