LOT 3589
Large Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Double Tax Seal. Circa 14th-15th century AD.
Three crowns flanked by initials 'D(?)A' and legend to the border 'C[..]ON{..}VYTS • CO[...]' / Lion rampant within a beaded border with legend '[...]VYTS * COD[...]'. Condition as seen. Conjoined roundels with folded strap.1 7/8 in. (33.76gr, 47mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, 1980s.
Property of a Chester, UK, private collector.
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LOT 3589
Large Medieval 'Thames' Pewter Double Tax Seal.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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English Coin Weight for the AV 'Crown of the Double Rose'. From circa 1526.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Crowned rose between two crowned Rs / Blank. Cf. Withers LSA p.35. 3.19gr, 15mm.
Condition as seen.
Found Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. -
Islamic Circular Glass Jeton. 12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Inscription in Arabic in four lines / Blank. Cf. Album 793.1. 2.94gr, 21mm.
Condition as seen.
Ex collection of the late S.M., London, UK. -
Islamic Square Bronze Weight of 8 Dirhams. Circa 8th-13th century AD.
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25
Legend in Kufic in three lines / Blank. CPAI -; Pondera Online -. 21.94gr, 28mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
