LOT 3587
Byzantine Monogrammatic PB Seal in the name of Sisinnios, Apo Eparchon. Circa AD 600-650.
Monogram of CICINNIOY / Block monogram of ΑΠΟ ΕΠΑΡΧωN(?). Translation: (Seal of) Sisinnios, apo Eparchon. Cf. Schulten Frühjahr 1990, 1106. Condition as seen.(9.23gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3587
Byzantine Monogrammatic PB Seal in the name of Sisinnios, Apo Eparchon.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Early Byzantine PB Pilgrim's Amulet. 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Nimbate saint on horseback to left, holding cruciform sceptre / Pillar-saint St. Symeon (Stylites) orans atop a large central column, flanked by two angels flying in; reliquary(?) to right and small figure going to climb ladder on left. Cf. L. Wamser: Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas östliches Erbe, 310; for tokens with similar iconography see G. Vikan, Byzantine Pilgrimage Art, fig. 22, 24, 25, 29-30. 2.42gr, 19mm, 12h.
Condition as seen. Pierced; suspension loop missing.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Byzantine Circular Glass Weight of One Nomisma. 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Uncertain monogram / Blank. Cf. Bendall 64-65. 4.30gr, 24mm.
Condition as seen. Dark brown glass discoid weight.
Acquired in the 1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Ottoman Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 10 Dirham. 17th-18th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Polyhedral bronze weight; tughra on one side. Cf. Kürkman 143. 30.17gr, 17mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
