LOT 3711
Anonymous Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD.
Levante or Egypt mint. Menorah on base, lulav(?) to left / A[...]. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. Near Very Fine.(4.38gr, 13mm.).
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 3711
Anonymous Lead Seal.
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Anonymous Lead Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Possibly Levante mint. Menorah / Wreath containing monogram(?). Apparently unpublished. 1.20gr, 11mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
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 Unpublished in the standard references. 704gr, 96mm x 95mm.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. -
Byzantine Square AE Weight of 3 Unciae or 1/4 Libra. Circa 5th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Long silver inlaid cross between silver inlaid Γ Γ / Blank. Bendall -; Rochesnard, p.57; Pondera Online 16369. 78.07gr, 33mm x 32mm.
Condition as seen.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
