LOT 3712
Anonymous Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD.
Levante or Egypt mint. Menorah / Blank. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. Near Very Fine.(3.15gr, 12mm.).
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 3712
Anonymous Lead Seal.
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Group of Six [6] Roman PB Seals. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various types. 57.68gr total.
Condition as seen.
From an English collection formed before 2000. -
Judaea. Cupcake-Shaped AE Weight of 4 Shekels. Iron Age, circa 1000-500 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Black cupcake-shaped weight with engraved large X on the base. For similar weight see Hendin, Ancient Scale Weights p.170, 182. 42.72gr, 24mm x 18mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex Simmons Gallery, UK, 1990s. -
Greek PB Weight of 1 Mina. Dated SE 230 (83/2 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Possibly Levantine region. ETOYΣ ΛΣ (date) ΔHMOΣIA M-NA (denomination), two crossed cornucopiae, to left, monogram / Latticework design. Unpublished in the standard references. 704gr, 96mm x 95mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Such commercial weights were produced in cities currently or formerly under Seleucid control. The inscription ΔHMOΣIA ('public'), indicates that this was used as an official market weight.
