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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Byzantine Circular AE Commercial Weight of One Uncia. Circa 5th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Engraved in outline and inlaid with silver large cross between Γᴑ A; all within stylised laurel wreath / Blank. Bendall 121 var. (2 Unciae); Pera 178 var. (same); Pondera Online 10558. 25.34gr, 25mm.
Condition as seen. Inlays missing.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Monogram of THB / Blank. Leukel -. 19.30gr, 22mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen.
From an English collection formed before 2000. -
Islamic Polyhedral AE Weight of 20 Dirhams or 2 Uqiya. Circa 10th-13th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A flattened sphere doubly truncated in form; punched on the top and bottom with a large bird's eye pattern; the main body of the weight decorated with five rows of bird's eyes. CPAI 1, 127 (Southern Anatolia). 57.37gr, 25mm x 19mm.
Condition as seen.
Found 'Ainsbrook' North-West Yorkshire, UK, circa 2005-2007. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
