LOT 3448
Medieval Bronze Coin Balance with Zoomorphic Terminal. Circa 11th-12th century AD.
Tumbrel coin balance with tongue-shaped platform, dog-head finial. Condition as seen.(18gr, 62mm.).
ProvenanceAcquired from Essex Coin Auctions, Essex, UK.
Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection.
Cf. Egan, G. and Pritchard, F. Dress Accessories 1150-1450, Woodbridge, 2002, p.124ff. and cf. p.137.
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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. -
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.
