LOT 3580
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 3580
Anonymous Lead Seal.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Roman PB Amulet. Circa 1st-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Levantine region or Egypt. Lion standing to left, crescent above / MIXAHΛ (retrograde) in two lines. 1.43gr, 15mm x12mm.
Condition as seen. Suspension loop.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London. -
Byzantine Circular AE Coin Weight of 36 Grammata or Nomismata(?). Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Engraved cross between A(or Λ) S, N below; all within double wreath / Blank. Apparently unpublished in the standard references. 38.15gr, 30mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
Private collection, acquired 1980–1985.
The nearest weight standard according to the inscription would be that of 36 Nomismata (inscription as N ΛS), but according to the weight, 36 Grammata or Scrupuli (inscription as ΛS). -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Bronze weight in the shape of a bull's head. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights 161. 9.06gr, 17mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
