LOT 3749
Byzantine(?) Glass Weight. Circa 6th - 8th century AD.
Rider to right / Blank. Condition as seen. Amber glass discoid weight.(4.94gr, 23mm x 8mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999.
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Anonymous Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Levante or Egypt mint. Menorah, etrog(?) to right / Blank. For a similar issue cf. CNG, E-245, 530. 2.66gr, 14mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999; From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. -
Byzantine Glass Weight. Circa 6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Monogram(?) / Blank. 6.27gr, 28mm x 8mm.
Condition as seen. Green glass discoid weight with traces of silvering.
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. -
Judaea, Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
Menorah [on tripod base] flanked by lulav and shovel to the left and shofar(?) to the right / Falcon or eagle, with spread wings, grasping in talons serpent to right. For similar cf. Gorny & Mosch 212, 3338. 3.67gr, 15mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999; From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
