LOT 3965
Egypt, Uncertain PB Gnostic Tessera. Circa 2nd-4th century AD.
ABPA-CAΞ, star-in-crescent / IAⲰ, Abrasax facing, with the head of a rooster and snakes for legs, holding whip in his right hand and shield in his left. Leu Web Auction 12, 1009; Leu Web Auction 17, 2115-6. Condition as seen. Pierced.(2.45gr, 17mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3965
Egypt, Uncertain PB Gnostic Tessera.
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Byzantine Iconographic PB Seal. Circa 6th-7th century AD.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Uncertain design / Cruciform monogram. 17.93gr, 25mm, 12h.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 4th century AD.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Stag running to right / Blank. 3.47gr, 16mm.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Terracotta Seal. Circa 2nd-3rd century AD.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Laureate male head (Septimius Severus?) to right; two stars before / Blank. 2.25gr, 17mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.
