LOT 4201
Byzantine(?) Glass Coin Weight. Circa 6th century AD.
Uncertain design / Blank. Condition as seen.(1.34gr, 15mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the London collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
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Spain. Ferdinand V and Isabella AE Coin Weight of Excellente. AD 1585-1620. Middelburg mint. Dies by Isaac Gz Deelen.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Crowned busts of Ferdinand and Isabella facing one another / The Arms of Zeeland with tower above and the initials I and D to either side. 2.76gr, 15mm, 6h.
Condition as seen.
Found Yorkshire, UK. Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with no.YORYM-53D93A.
Withers (1995, p.30-31) explains that coins of these monarchs were issued in large quantities all over Europe and the weights are often more than a century younger than the coins. -
Anonymous Lead Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD. Possibly Levante mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Menorah / Uncertain object or monogram. 2.15gr, 17mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 2nd-4th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
War weapons, star below / Blank. 2.34gr, 14mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
