LOT 4492
Byzantine(?) Square AE Weight of Uncertain Standard. Circa 6th century AD or later.
Engraved long cross between X Λ X and X L X, pellet above and below / Blank. Condition as seen. Seemingly repatinated.(15.98gr, 21mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Ottoman Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 50 Dirham. Circa 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Polyhedral bronze weight with blank faces. CPAI II 356. 160gr, 32mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Anonymous Lead Seal. 4th-5th century AD. Levante or Egypt mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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 in the name of Neilos. 6th-7th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Draped, facing bust holding mappa, cross above; NЄIΛΟC around / Blank. 2.95gr, 22mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., 1969-1999.
