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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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Portugal (Kingdom) and Brazil. John V CU Weight of Thirty-Six Shillings or 3,600 Reis Dated 1747. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
IOANNES • V • D • G PORT • ET • ALG • REX, laureate head to right, KIRK and date below / THIRTY SIX SHILLINGS in three lines. Dieu -; Pom II/809 p. 45. 14.14gr, 27mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Baldwins, London, UK. Property of a London antiquarian. -
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. -
Anonymous Lead Tessera. 2nd-4th century AD. Possibly Levante mint.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £44
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 Apparently unpublished. 1.20gr, 11mm.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.
