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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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. -
Seleukid Empire, Commercial Lead Weight of 1 Mna. Circa 2nd-1st century BC.
Estimate: £90 - 120 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £45
Engraved BA AN in two lines; vertical Seleukid anchor in centre / Blank. Cf. Pondera Online 14411 (Antiochia, 1/4 Mna). 474gr, 74mm.
Condition as seen.
Private collection, Austria. Private collection, Europe. -
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Group of ten [10] Byzantine and Later Lead Seals. c.6th-8th century AD and later.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: mixed group of lead seals and other items, including various issues and types. 42gr total, 13-26 mm.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market circa 2004. From the private collection of a North West London gentleman.
