LOT 3439
Islamic Polyhedral Bronze Weight of 50 Dirham. Circa 12th-15th century AD.
Fourteen-sided cubic weight, the sides decorated with pointillé border to each face; the square faces with cruciform pointillé infill. Cf. CPAI 1, 359. Condition as seen.1 1/2 in. (169gr, 38mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired in 1994.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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Late Roman PB Seal. Circa 4th-6th century AD.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Standing figure to left, holding uncertain object; illegible inscription around / Blank. 14.76gr, 19mm, 12h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market circa 2004. From the private collection of a North West London gentleman. -
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. -
![Group of ten [10] Byzantine and Later Lead Seals](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/246993-s(1).jpg)
Group of ten [10] Byzantine and Later Lead Seals c.6th-8th century AD and later.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: mixed group of lead seals and other items, including various issues and types. 26gr total, 10-20 mm.
Fine to Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market circa 2004. From the private collection of a North West London gentleman.
