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LOT 3645
Group of ten [10] Byzantine and Later Lead Seals. c.6th-8th century AD and later.
Comprising: mixed group of lead seals and other items, including various issues and types. Fine.(42gr total, 13-26 mm.). [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market circa 2004.
From the private collection of a North West London gentleman.
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Byzantine Square AE Commercial Weight of 2 Librae. Circa 5th-7th centuries AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
Engraved in outline (and inlaid with silver) large cross between ᗑ Β; all within stylized wreath and floral ornaments in the corners / Blank. Bendall 51 var. (1 Libra); CPAI -; MAH 6 = Pondera 4263 var. (1 Libra). 648gr, 76mm.
Condition as seen. Exceedingly rare weight of two Librae.
Ex private collection, Ticino. -
Roman(?) Bronze Weight. Circa 1st century BC-2nd century AD.
Estimate: £220 - 320 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £118
Stag standing to right between two crossed branches / Blank. 60.59gr, 37mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Portugal (Kingdom). Joao V o Magnanimo (the Magnanimous) AE Coin weight for 36 Shillings (6400 Reiss). Dated 1747. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
IOANNES • V • D • G PORT ET • ALG • REX, laureate head to right, KIRK beneath truncation; date below / THIRTY SIX SHILLINGS in three lines within cartouche with facing head of child at top; floral garland around. Dieu.- Pom.II/809, p. 45. 14.25gr, 29mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group. Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
