LOT 3576
Anonymous Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD.
Levante or Egypt mint. Menorah, Etrog(?) to right / Blank. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. Near Very Fine.(2.66gr, 14mm.).
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 3576
Anonymous Lead Seal.
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Medieval Bronze Folding AE Coin Balance. 15th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A small folding scales beam balance for weighing coins and similar low weight items; the T-shaped centre section for holding the balance while in use, with two hinged arms ending in rings to receive scale pans on cords. See Geoff Egan, 'The Medieval Household', fig. 142 and no. 1055. 6.06gr, 37mm.
Condition as seen.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman. -
Roman Glass Token. 1st century AD.
Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Possibly Alexandria, Egypt. Radiate male head to right / Kerykeion between two grain ears and two poppies; L HI (date) across upper fields. 0.97gr, 17mm, 12h.
Condition as seen. Edge chipped.
Acquired in the 1994. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Roman-Byzantine PB Seal. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Female draped bust to right / Blank. Cf. Leu Numismatik, Web 32, lot 2832 (with inscription). 8.08gr, 22mm x 18mm x 8mm.
Condition as seen.
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London.
