LOT 3691
Greek PB Weight of 1 Mina. Dated SE 230 (83/2 BC).
Possibly Levantine region. ETOYΣ ΛΣ (date) ΔHMOΣIA M-NA (denomination), two crossed cornucopiae, to left, monogram / Latticework design. Unpublished in the standard references. Condition as seen.(704gr, 96mm x 95mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
See Gale Brown, H., A study of lead ingot cargoes from ancient Mediterranean Shipwrecks, Vermont, 2011; cf. De Rochesnard; Pondera Online 3558.
FootnotesSuch commercial weights were produced in cities currently or formerly under Seleucid control. The inscription ΔHMOΣIA ('public'), indicates that this was used as an official market weight.
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Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Bare-headed, bearded and draped bust (Hercules?) to right; club(?) before / Blank. Cf. Leukel 242. 8.46gr, 14mm.
Condition as seen.
From an English collection formed before 2000. -
Roman Imperial PB Seal. Circa 3rd century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Bare-headed, bearded and draped bust to right / Blank. Apparently unpublished. 5.47gr, 19mm.
Condition as seen.
From an English collection formed before 2000. -
Anonymous Lead Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD.
Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Possibly Levante mint. Menorah / Wreath containing monogram(?). Apparently unpublished. 1.20gr, 11mm.
Near Very Fine.
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
