LOT 3827
Group of Six [6] Roman PB Seals. 2nd-3rd century AD.
Various types. Condition as seen.(57.68gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom an English collection formed before 2000.
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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. -
Group of Three [3] Byzantine AE Weights. 5th-6th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Various types. 8.33gr total.
Condition as seen.
From an English collection formed before 2000. -
Greek PB Weight of 1 Mina. Dated SE 230 (83/2 BC).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Possibly Levantine region. ETOYΣ ΛΣ (date) ΔHMOΣIA M-NA (denomination), two crossed cornucopiae, to left, monogram / Latticework design. Unpublished in the standard references. 704gr, 96mm x 95mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Such 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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