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LOT 4519
Anonymous PB Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD. Possibly Levante mint.
Menorah / Uncertain design. Condition as seen.(2.84gr, 17mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980-1985.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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Uncertain AE Weight. 1st-2nd millenium AD.
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Three standing figures / Central motif. 53.43gr, 34mm x 8mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Anonymous Lead Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD. Possibly Levante mint.
Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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 Apparently unpublished. 1.20gr, 11mm.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. -
Byzantine Circular AE Commercial Weight of 2 Unciae. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Engraved in outline and inlaid with silver monogram of BABYΛΑ above Γᴑ B, small crosses flanking, all within border of waves / Blank with punch in centre. Not in the standard references. 52.55gr, 34mm x 9mm.
Condition as seen. Circular commercial weight with edge of three tiers.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
