LOT 3586
Byzantine PB Seal of the Church of Apameia. 6th century AD.
EKΛΗCIAC in three lines within wreath / Block monogram of AΠAMEIAC. Translation: (Seal of) the church of Apameia. Unpublished in the standard references. Condition as seen. Very rare ecclesiastical seal.(8.23gr, 21mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London.
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Babylonian Truncated Pyramidal Bronze Weight. Late Bronze Age, circa 1500-1100 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Weight in form of truncated pyramid with figure and symbol on the bottom. 5.93gr, 18mm x 10mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen. With ring for holding or weight adjustment.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Byzantine Square AE Coin Weight of One Nomisma. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Engraved in outline and inlaid with silver large Ṅ A / Blank. Cf. Bendall 105. 3.22gr, 21mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Viking Polyhedral Bronze Weight. Circa 9th-11th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polyhedral bronze weight with 'bird's eye' patterns and a large groove on the sides. 4.67gr, 12mm x 6mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
