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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Byzantine AE Amulet. After circa 10th century AD.
Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Ο Α ΘΕΟ-ΔΟΡΟC(sic), facing bust of Saint Theodore, nimbate, holding spear with right hand and sword with left / Blank. 74gr, 47mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Viking(?) Button-Like Bronze Weight. Circa 9th-11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Bronze button-like weight with a protruding 'turret' and crescent patterns on one side. 4.91gr, 14mm x 7mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Levant & the Near East Zoomorphic Bronze Weight of 1 Qedet. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Bronze weight in the shape of a resting lamb; horizontal groove on base. Cf. Hendin, Ancient Scale and Weights 149 (3 Shekels). 10.05gr, 30mm x 17mm x 10mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
